The Board has remanded the case for further development due to new evidence and procedural issues.
The deciding factor: New evidence was submitted by the appellant, including a favorable decision from Social Security Administration (SSA), which requires additional review of the record.
- Claimed conditions
- proctitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 28, 2001
- Citation
- 0117345
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error in the initial decision, and an addendum opinion is needed regarding the etiology of the Veteran's colon disabilities.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for proctitis, concluding that the evidence does not support a link between the condition and the Veteran's military service, including any claimed exposure to ionizing radiation or asbestos.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors. A new VA examination is needed for the Veteran's coronary artery disease and gastrointestinal conditions.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for ulcerative colitis and proctitis, finding that the evidence does not show these conditions initially manifested in service or are otherwise causally related to the Veteran's service.
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