The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right abdominal pain as a VA examination is necessary to determine their etiology.
The deciding factor: A VA examination is needed due to the Veteran's complaints of abdominal pain during and after service, and his liver diagnosis, to determine if there is a link to active service.
- Claimed conditions
- left abdominal pain, right abdominal pain
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2024
- Citation
- A24068598
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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