The veteran is seeking service connection for anal stenosis as secondary to his service-connected postoperative hemorrhoids. The appeal has been remanded due to the submission of new evidence not accompanied by a waiver.
The deciding factor: New evidence was submitted after the issuance of the Statement of the Case (SOC) but without a signed waiver, necessitating further review and consideration.
- Claimed conditions
- anal stenosis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 22, 2007
- Citation
- 0715149
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for anal stenosis as there is no current diagnosed disability, and the evidence does not establish a present disability or link to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. 1151 and a rating in excess of 20 percent for hemorrhoids due to inadequate medical opinions.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent prior to January 20, 2017, and a rating in excess of 30 percent thereafter for service-connected diverticulitis. The Veteran was granted a 30 percent rating prior to January 20, 2017, and denied a higher rating thereafter.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
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