The veteran's claim is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination of his skin and assignment of percentage evaluations for all disabilities.
The deciding factor: The case requires further development as per the July 2001 remand directive and current medical evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- second degree burns, bilateral onychomycosis of the toenails, bilateral calluses in both feet, hemorrhoids by history, macrocytic anemia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 16, 2003
- Citation
- 0307351
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Decisions by this judge: 1,514 · Granted: 19% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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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: Granted
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected hemorrhoids and his macrocytic anemia, which may allow for a separate evaluation under Diagnostic Code 7722.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for macrocytic anemia and radiculopathy of the left lower extremity were denied as there was no evidence showing hemoglobin levels below 10 grams per deciliter or more than mild symptoms.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction and macrocytic anemia, previously claimed as a blood disorder, is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations. The claims are also reopened due to new evidence received since the last denial.
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