The Veteran's gastric and neurologic symptoms are not currently decided, as the etiological development for each set of symptoms is lacking. The VA needs to obtain relevant records from SSA and provide an opinion on the etiology of the neurologic symptoms.
The deciding factor: The record does not contain sufficient evidence to determine the etiology of the Veteran's gastric and neurologic symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- gastric symptoms, neurologic symptoms
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 5, 2018
- Citation
- 1800543
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
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