The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's stomach disorder and its relation to service, specifically exposure at Camp Lejeune. Additional development is needed.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not provide a clear opinion on whether the Veteran's current GI condition is related to his service or exposure at Camp Lejeune.
- Claimed conditions
- stomach disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19181528
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.
- Dismissed
The appeal of entitlement to service connection for a stomach disorder was dismissed due to a procedural defect.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's stomach disorder, finding that it was aggravated by military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development and readjudication.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various claimed conditions, including a back disorder, stomach disorder, acquired psychiatric disorder, and pain in the knees, feet, and shoulders, as there was no evidence of current disabilities or etiological relationships to service.
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