The Veteran's claim for service connection for diverticulosis, to include as secondary to his service-connected PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for additional development and medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The appeal requires further examination and opinion regarding whether the Veteran’s currently diagnosed intestinal disorder (diverticulosis) was caused or aggravated by an in-service event, injury, disorder, or disease, during his period of active duty service, or by one or more of his service-connected disabilities, to include PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- diverticulosis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19187182
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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for diverticulosis, GERD, and hiatal hernia as the evidence did not show a link to an in-service disease or injury.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of September 19, 2023 for the grants of service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss. The claims for other conditions were remanded for further development.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as remanded several other claims for further development.
- Dismissed
The appeals concerning the issues of entitlement to service connection for various conditions and a higher level of special monthly compensation (SMC) for aid and attendance are dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
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