The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bowel disability and male reproductive disability due to unclear etiology opinions.
The deciding factor: The previous VA medical opinions did not provide clear or adequate rationale for their conclusions regarding causation and aggravation of the Veteran's bowel disorder and male reproductive disability, respectively.
- Claimed conditions
- status-post laparoscopic cholecystectomy with esophagitis, male reproductive disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 25, 2022
- Citation
- 22017523
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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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