The Board has remanded the case due to inconsistencies in the diagnosis and need for further examination.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner needs to perform a comprehensive evaluation to determine if the Veteran's gastrointestinal symptoms are related to service or an undiagnosed illness.
- Claimed conditions
- gastrointestinal disorder, IBS, leakage of stool
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19115476
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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
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