The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions and a failure to obtain private treatment records. The Veteran's intestinal condition is being evaluated for service connection, with consideration of whether it was caused or aggravated by his service-connected anxiety disorder.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not address whether the Veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder could have aggravated his intestinal condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Intestinal condition
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 31, 2026
- Citation
- A26028686
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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 granted the Veteran's claims of service connection for cervical spine condition, chronic nose bleeds, insomnia, intestinal condition, and left shoulder condition due to new evidence submitted since the August 2019 rating decision.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied service connection for an intestinal condition and remanded the issue of service connection for a back condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for intestinal condition, neurogenic bladder, and erectile dysfunction due to inadequate examinations and opinions. Additional evidence is needed, including VA treatment records and medical opinions on the etiology of these conditions.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including PTSD and depression, were denied as there is no evidence of a current disability. The Board found that the Veteran did not suffer from any mental or psychiatric disabilities.
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