The Board remands the claim for service connection of an intestinal disorder, as recharacterized under Clemmons v. Shinseki, to schedule a VA Gulf War Protocol examination.
The deciding factor: The July 2023 VA examination was found incomplete and did not address the required questions related to the nature and etiology of the Veteran's symptoms, necessitating a remand for further evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- intestinal disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25022903
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 828 · Granted: 42% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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 has denied service connection for a left knee disorder but granted a 30 percent disability rating for residuals of intestine operation secondary to abdominal trauma. The Veteran's claim for an increased rating was also granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for loss of teeth, migraines, pituitary tumors, Vitamin D deficiency, degenerative disc disease, and an intestinal disorder due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Partly granted
The veteran's claim for service connection for right knee tendonitis and bursitis was granted. The claims for headache disorder, supraventricular tachycardia disorder, COPD, intestinal disorder, and left knee disorder were remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence linking the Veteran's current intestinal disorder, including IBS and chronic diarrhea, to his service. The issue of secondary service connection for PTSD with symptoms of anxiety and panic attacks is also raised by the record.
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