The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a more recent VA examination and updated private treatment records.
The deciding factor: Further development of the case, including obtaining updated medical records and arranging for a VA examination, is required as the current record does not adequately reflect the current state of the Veteran's service-connected bowel incontinence.
- Claimed conditions
- bowel incontinence
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 23, 2010
- Citation
- 1031555
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran's bowel incontinence is rated at 60 percent, but not more. The Board also granted a TDIU prior to January 18, 2013.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for bowel incontinence and residuals scarring associated with a colon biopsy are denied, as is his claim for service connection for chronic headaches. His claims for lumbosacral strain and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy are granted.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for bowel incontinence was granted with an effective date of November 12, 2015. The Board found that the AOJ did not properly handle the supplemental claim application and implicitly waived any procedural defects.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of entitlement to a compensable disability rating for bowel incontinence and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to insufficient evidence regarding the severity of his bowel incontinence. The case is being returned to the AOJ for further action.
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