The Board has ordered a remand to obtain the veteran's treatment records and to provide an opinion on whether his service-connected hemorrhoids disability makes worse his mental disorder. The case will be readjudicated after these actions.
The deciding factor: The examiner is required to determine if the veteran's service-connected hemorrhoids disability makes worse his current mental disorder, including considering previous opinions in the file and providing a rationale for any conclusions reached.
- Claimed conditions
- general anxiety disorder, not otherwise specified
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 28, 2007
- Citation
- 0705827
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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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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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