The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated medical records and scheduling the veteran for examinations to assess his service-connected gastrointestinal and skin disabilities.
The deciding factor: The case was not fully developed as required by the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 (VCAA).
- Claimed conditions
- granulomatous colitis with right hemicolectomy, ileo transverse colostomy, and anal fissure, skin eruptions
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 14, 2007
- Citation
- 0707602
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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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining private treatment records from Dr. O.A., scheduling a VA examination to assess the current severity of the Veteran's skin eruptions disability, and complying with the May 2011 Memorandum Decision.
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