The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical records from a specific time period, and requests for these records are made.
The deciding factor: The decision was remanded because there were insufficient medical records available to make an informed decision on the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- abdominal cramps
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 2, 2019
- Citation
- 19151545
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's abdominal cramps are being remanded for further clarification as to whether they constitute a separate disability or are already covered by his service-connected leg cramps.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal, leaving no issues for the Board to consider.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's abdominal cramps were found to have manifested with constant pain in the upper epigastrium for the period prior to April 26, 2014. However, there was no evidence of two or more symptoms warranting a higher rating under DC 7346. The Board therefore denied an initial compensable rating.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal was dismissed as the appellant withdrew his appeal prior to a decision being made.
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