The Board has determined that additional development is necessary before the claims can be fully adjudicated.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners' opinions were found to be inadequate for evaluation purposes and an addendum opinion was required.
- Claimed conditions
- stomach pain, abdominal pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 8, 2018
- Citation
- 1808184
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found that the Veteran does not have a current respiratory disability other than sleep apnea. The claims for abdominal pain, type I diabetes, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, and an immune disorder are remanded due to a duty to assist error.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for right lower peripheral neuropathy, left lower peripheral neuropathy, and stomach pain (claimed as possible prostate issue) due to new evidence received after the January 2015 rating decision.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and abdominal pain as there is no current diagnosed disability of IBS or functional impairment due to abdominal or constipation symptoms.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for right knee disorder, left knee disorder, right ankle disorder, left ankle disorder, right foot disorder, and left foot disorder as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disorder. Service connection for abdominal pain is denied.
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