The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, and thoracolumbar spine conditions due to incomplete records and insufficient medical evidence. The Veteran is seeking service connection for these conditions.
The deciding factor: Incomplete records and insufficient medical evidence prevent a proper determination of the etiology of the Veteran's gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, and thoracolumbar spine conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Gastrointestinal Condition, Cardiovascular Condition, Thoracolumbar Spine Condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 14, 2022
- Citation
- 22008382
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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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