The Board remands the claim for service connection for a gastrointestinal condition to correct a duty-to-assist error and ensure all relevant facts are considered in providing a nexus opinion.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to an unclear pre-decisional duty-to-assist error regarding the adequacy of a December 2018 VA examination, specifically its consideration of in-service medical treatment for stomach pain and gastroenteritis.
- Claimed conditions
- gastrointestinal condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25021530
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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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