The Board has remanded the case for further development, including scheduling VA examinations to address the Veteran's stomach-related disabilities and their relationship to service, service-connected conditions, and obesity. The examination results will be used to determine if service connection is warranted.
The deciding factor: Further medical evaluation is needed to establish whether the Veteran's stomach disorders are related to his military service or other factors such as medication use and obesity.
- Claimed conditions
- stomach disorder, constipation
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 16, 2022
- Citation
- 22064066
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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.
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