The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for anal fissures with rectal bleeding and pericarditis due to incomplete records, including service medical records and VA treatment records. The veteran is given one year to provide any additional evidence.
The deciding factor: Incomplete records of the veteran's in-service and post-service medical history are preventing a complete evaluation of his claims for anal fissures with rectal bleeding and pericarditis.
- Claimed conditions
- anal fissures with rectal bleeding, pericarditis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 25, 2004
- Citation
- 0413292
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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
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