The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for left and right abdominal pain due to insufficient evidence at the time of the October 2021 rating decision. The Veteran's complaints and treatment for abdominal pain during and after service, along with his liver diagnosis, necessitate a VA examination.
The deciding factor: The Board found that a VA examination is necessary to determine whether the Veteran meets the criteria for service connection for left and right abdominal pain due to insufficient evidence at the time of the October 2021 rating decision.
- Claimed conditions
- left abdominal pain, right abdominal pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2024
- Citation
- A24068598
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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.
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