The Veteran's appeal is remanded for a new examination and consideration of staged ratings due to his sigmoid colon diverticula.
The deciding factor: The case was remanded because the current evidence does not provide sufficient information to determine if staged ratings are appropriate based on the severity of the disability over time.
- Claimed conditions
- sigmoid colon diverticula
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 22, 2010
- Citation
- 1010701
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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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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 30 percent for sigmoid colon diverticula has been dismissed due to his failure to respond to requests for identifying information and releases needed to secure pertinent outstanding evidence.
- Denied
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