The Board remands the claim for a gastrointestinal disorder, to include diverticulitis and/or diverticulosis, due to inadequate medical opinion and the need for additional development.
The deciding factor: Remand is required due to an inadequate medical opinion that did not address whether the service-connected IBS worsens any currently diagnosed GI disorder, including diverticulosis or diverticulitis.
- Claimed conditions
- diverticulitis, diverticulosis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2024
- Citation
- A24072896
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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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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