The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to inadequate opinions in previous VA examinations and remand directives not being followed.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not provide adequate opinions addressing all issues on appeal, particularly regarding recurrent gastrointestinal disorder and recurrent head trauma residuals.
- Claimed conditions
- recurrent gastrointestinal disorder, recurrent head trauma residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 5, 2018
- Citation
- 1800751
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that the Veteran's recurrent gastrointestinal disorder may be related to his service-connected PTSD and other conditions, but more evidence is needed for a definitive determination.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus is granted. The claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a recurrent gastrointestinal disorder are remanded.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's recurrent gastrointestinal disorder, lumbosacral spine disorder, hypertension, and prostate disorder were initially manifested during active service. The Board finds that the criteria for service connection have been met.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a recurrent gastrointestinal disorder, to include IBS. The Veteran's IBS is related to his active service.
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