The Board has decided that the Veteran's gastrointestinal issues are related to service, but needs further medical examination and opinion to determine if these conditions are directly related to his time in service or caused by any service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran’s gastrointestinal issues may be due to a known clinical diagnosis with no clear etiology, and thus requires further investigation into whether they are related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute calculus cholecystitis with cholecystectomy, Diverticulosis with acute diverticulitis with perforation, Resection of the large intestine, Post open cholecystectomy scar right upper quadrant and vertical midline abdomen
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19147702
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 3,217 · Granted: 46% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Read the original VA decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 19147702.
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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