The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for a back disorder, psychiatric disorder, and gastrointestinal disorder due to new and material evidence being submitted.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was presented that relates to unestablished facts necessary to substantiate the underlying claims of entitlement to service connection for a back disorder, psychiatric disorder, and gastrointestinal disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- back disorder, psychiatric disorder, gastrointestinal disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2021
- Citation
- 21062126
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
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