The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for leukoplakia and intestinal condition due to inadequate examinations and unclear etiology.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations were not adequate, and the nature of the Veteran's conditions and their relationship to his military service are unclear.
- Claimed conditions
- leukoplakia, intestinal condition (to include IBS, ulcerative colitis, and/or chronic inflammation disease)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2022
- Citation
- 22004970
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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
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