The Board has referred the Veteran's claim to VA's Under Secretary for Benefits or the Director of Compensation and Pension for consideration of an extraschedular evaluation for IBS under the provisions of 38 C.F.R. � 3.321(b)(1). The Director of Compensation issued an Advisory Opinion stating that an extraschedular evaluation of irritable bowel syndrome under provision of 38 C.F.R. � 3.321(b)(1) was not warranted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's IBS causes marked interference with employment, but the current evidence does not support this conclusion due to lack of information on his current job and its impact on his disability.
- Claimed conditions
- IBS
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 24, 2010
- Citation
- 1011158
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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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- Dismissed
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