The Board has added new evidence to the claims file and finds that it is relevant to the Veteran's service connection claims. The case is being remanded for further review by the RO.
The deciding factor: Additional VA treatment records have been added to the claims file, which may affect the outcome of the service connection claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Barrett's intestinal metaplasia, diverticulitis/diverticulosis, reflux disease/GERD, neurobehavioral disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 21, 2023
- Citation
- 23046333
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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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