The Board has determined that further development is needed to address the Veteran's claim for service connection for a lower gastrointestinal disability, including as secondary to his service-connected conditions. The case is being remanded for additional examination and opinion.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner’s opinions regarding direct service connection were inadequate, and there was insufficient evidence addressing secondary service connection due to medications or other service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- lower gastrointestinal disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 25, 2022
- Citation
- 22003640
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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
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