The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the Veteran's claims of service connection for upper and lower gastrointestinal disabilities, increased rating for residuals of appendectomy, and TDIU. The case will be remanded to obtain necessary medical opinions and updated employment information.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that current evidence is insufficient to make a determination on these claims without additional development.
- Claimed conditions
- upper gastrointestinal disability, lower gastrointestinal disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 26, 2023
- Citation
- 23058034
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim of service connection for an upper gastrointestinal disability, including GERD, as secondary to his service-connected knee disabilities. The decision also grants readjudication due to new evidence received after the previous denial.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the appellant does not have a current lower gastrointestinal disability, and any such disability is not causally related to an in-service event or disease. The evidence shows only one episode of gastroenteritis during service which resolved without persistent symptoms.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding secondary service connection for a lower gastrointestinal disability. The Veteran's claim will be reviewed again with additional medical input.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that further development is needed to address the Veteran's claim for service connection for a lower gastrointestinal disability, including as secondary to his service-connected conditions. The case is being remanded for additional examination and opinion.
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