The Board has determined that the VA examination is inadequate and requires additional development, including obtaining treatment records and scheduling a new VA examination to address the Veteran's gastric condition.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner failed to consider relevant evidence of record and provide an opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's gastric condition.
- Claimed conditions
- gastric condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 22, 2017
- Citation
- 1741543
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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