The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for gastrointestinal, esophageal, and genitourinary disorders due to service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations. The claims are being returned for further examination and opinion regarding whether these conditions are related to service or an undiagnosed illness.
The deciding factor: The Board found that additional medical opinions were needed to determine if the Veteran's symptoms are attributable to a known clinical diagnosis, an undiagnosed illness, or environmental exposures during service in Southwest Asia.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastrointestinal disorder, Esophageal disorder, Genitourinary disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 25, 2018
- Citation
- 18144787
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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).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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