The Board has remanded the appeal for a TDIU claim due to concerns raised in an August 2024 Joint Motion for Remand (JMR). The JMR found that the January 2023 VA opinion was not supported and that there were inconsistencies with other opinions. A new VA examination is required to address these issues.
The deciding factor: The Board's decision is remanded due to concerns raised in a Joint Motion for Remand, which identified flaws in the January 2023 VA opinion and inconsistencies with other medical opinions.
- Claimed conditions
- pancreatitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), irritable bowel syndrome, hiatal hernia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2024
- Citation
- 24034164
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for adhesions as secondary to irritable bowel syndrome, finding that there was no nexus between the claimed condition and service or a service-connected disability.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for asthma, COPD, pancreatitis, stroke, and left arm weakness (claimed as secondary to stroke) based on the presumption of exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to service or due to in-service exposure.
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