The Board is remanding the case to obtain additional information and evidence, including SSA records and a VA examination for post-operative hemorrhoids. The veteran's claims of reopening his chronic foot disorder claim and increasing his evaluation for post-operative hemorrhoids will be reconsidered.
The deciding factor: The need for further development as per VCAA requirements and to ensure all relevant medical records are considered in the decision-making process.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic foot disorder, post-operative hemorrhoids
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2007
- Citation
- 0736637
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board found that the appellant's chronic thoracolumbar disability and foot disorder were not incurred during his periods of active duty for training (ACDUTRA) in the Army National Guard. The VA medical opinions concluded that these conditions are more likely related to pre-existing conditions or unrelated to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development, including rescheduling a VA examination and addressing whether there is factual evidence that renders it undebatable from a medical standpoint that any current foot disorder pre-existed service or was aggravated during service.
- Granted
The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected post-operative hemorrhoids and anal fistula more nearly approximated the criteria for a 10 percent evaluation under DC 7332, which is assigned for impairment of sphincter control. The Veteran was granted a rating of 10 percent.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and a need for further development, including verification of service periods and obtaining SSA disability benefits information.
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