The Veteran's claims of service connection for gallbladder disability and gastrointestinal tract cancer were denied in a final rating decision. The Board has granted the Veteran's application to reopen these claims, as well as his application for presumptive service connection for IBS. However, the Board has also remanded the issues regarding gastrointestinal disability, including appendix disability, colon disability, liver disability, gallbladder disability, pancreas disability, and diverticulitis.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current gastrointestinal symptoms are related to his now service-connected IBS.
- Claimed conditions
- gallbladder disability, gastrointestinal tract cancer, IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome), appendix disability, colon disability, liver disability, pancreas disability, diverticulitis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2024
- Citation
- 24010373
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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.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a colon condition, including as caused by herbicide agent exposure or secondary to his service-connected disabilities, was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of service connection on any basis.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for a compensable rating for chronic diarrhea, service connection for diverticulitis, and service connection for a respiratory system disability to include restrictive lung disease and sleep apnea syndrome have been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
- Granted
The Veteran's hypertension is granted a 10 percent rating.,Service connection for diverticulitis and basal cell carcinoma/skin cancer residuals with scarring are denied.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for diverticulitis as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
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