The Veteran's claim for service connection for a stomach condition is granted. The Board has remanded the issue of service connection for diverticulitis and diverticulosis due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding whether the Veteran's diverticulitis and diverticulosis qualify as a medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illness (MUCMI).
- Claimed conditions
- stomach condition, diverticulitis, diverticulosis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2024
- Citation
- A24069112
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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.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a stomach condition, as it is caused and/or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected lumbosacral strain.
- Dismissed
The appeal with respect to entitlement to service connection for diverticulitis is dismissed due to the lack of a final decision subject to appeal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the veteran's claims for service connection and TDIU due to new evidence that was not previously considered.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for diverticulosis, GERD, and hiatal hernia as the evidence did not show a link to an in-service disease or injury.
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