The Board remands the claim for service connection for adenocarcinoma of the stomach to obtain a VA examination addressing its nature and etiology.
The deciding factor: The August 2024 examination was inadequate, as it did not address the diagnosed adenocarcinoma of the stomach.
- Claimed conditions
- adenocarcinoma of the stomach
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25105826
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,726 · Granted: 19% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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