The Board remands the case to request SSA records and schedule a VA examination for an updated assessment of the Veteran's gastrointestinal disability.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to outstanding evidence and failure to provide a current VA examination as required by law.
- Claimed conditions
- gastrointestinal condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25044282
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a fully explained medical opinion regarding the Veteran's gastrointestinal condition, which is claimed as secondary to service-connected migraine headaches.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for several conditions and dismissed claims related to effective dates, with the exception of granting an initial 30 percent rating for irritable bowel syndrome.
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