The Veteran's claim for service connection for a digestive disorder, including acute clostridium difficile colitis (IBS), has been reopened. The Board also remanded the issue of earlier effective date for the award of service connection for thoracolumbar spondylolisthesis, scoliosis, and degenerative disc disease.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms are not fully encompassed by his already granted GERD with cholecystectomy, and further examination is needed to determine if he has additional digestive disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- Digestive Disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 6, 2023
- Citation
- 23043546
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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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