The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection due to a lack of medical nexus opinions and the need for additional examinations.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there is evidence suggesting these claimed disabilities may be related to the Veteran’s military service, but further examination is needed to establish this relationship.
- Claimed conditions
- Thyroid condition, Anxiety condition (including a sleep condition), Unspecified stomach condition (manifested by chronic diarrhea)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 20, 2019
- Citation
- 19195713
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for thyroid condition, hypothyroidism, GERD with IBS, and atopic dermatitis due to incomplete information and need for further examination.
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