The Board has decided to remand the case due to a failure to provide adequate assistance in obtaining evidence related to the Veteran's intestinal disability, including service treatment records that indicated similar symptoms during service.
The deciding factor: VA failed to correct inadequacies in the VA examination and obtain necessary evidence for adjudication of this claim.
- Claimed conditions
- intestinal disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 20, 2024
- Citation
- A24058551
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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: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for an intestinal disability, finding that the Veteran's current condition is at least as likely as not related to his military service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for an intestinal disability (claimed as irritable bowel syndrome) due to a pre-existing condition, and ordered that he be scheduled for a medical examination to assess his current condition.
- Whole decision: Granted
Service connection is granted for tinnitus and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Service connection is denied for depression, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), neck disability, left upper extremity nerve condition, right upper extremity nerve condition, restless leg syndrome, left knee disability, anxiety, insomnia, obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss, left wrist disability, right wrist disability, intestinal disability, hemorrhoids, left ankle disability, right ankle disability, and bilateral foot disability.,Service connection is denied for neck disability. Service connection is remanded for entitlement to service connection for anxiety, insomnia, obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss, left wrist disability, right wrist disability, intestinal disability, hemorrhoids, left ankle disability, right ankle disability, and bilateral foot disability.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's intestinal disability is related to his in-service toxic exposure, including exposure to herbicide agents. The Board finds that service connection for an intestinal disability is granted.
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