The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing a VA examination to determine the etiology of any diagnosed digestive disorders. The Veteran's claim will be readjudicated after these actions.
The deciding factor: The case was previously denied due to lack of evidence of current stomach ulcers. New evidence has been submitted but it does not relate to unestablished facts necessary to substantiate the claim for service connection for stomach ulcers. Therefore, reopening is granted. However, further development is needed as the Veteran's digestive disorders need to be diagnosed and their etiology determined.
- Claimed conditions
- stomach ulcers, ulcerative disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 1, 2018
- Citation
- 1806415
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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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