The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a gastrointestinal condition, including IBS, as well as his other issues. The remand is necessary to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of any currently diagnosed gastrointestinal condition.
The deciding factor: The December 2019 VA examination did not provide sufficient rationale for its negative nexus opinion regarding the Veteran's claimed gastrointestinal condition (IBS).
- Claimed conditions
- Hearing Loss, Gastrointestinal Condition (IBS), Headache Condition, Cervical Spine Disability, Right Upper Extremity Radiating Pain, Left Upper Extremity Radiating Pain, Left Upper Lid Ptosis, Bilateral Cataracts, Eye Condition Resulting in Bilateral Refractive Error
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2024
- Citation
- 24004580
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Decisions by this judge: 1,135 · Granted: 33% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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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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- Denied
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- Granted
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