The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to his request for a Travel Board hearing. His claim of entitlement to an increased disability rating for functional bowel syndrome remains pending.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested a Travel Board hearing, and the case must be returned to the RO for scheduling this hearing.
- Claimed conditions
- functional bowel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 18, 2010
- Citation
- 1043340
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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.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's claim for service connection of allergic rhinitis as it was granted in a previous decision. The claims for increased ratings for dry eyes and functional bowel syndrome are remanded.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's claims for hypertension, functional bowel syndrome, hemorrhoids, tinnitus, erectile dysfunction (secondary to service-connected disability), and acid reflux have been partially granted. The claim for hypertension was not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence. Claims for higher ratings for functional bowel syndrome and hemorrhoids were denied as they do not meet the schedular criteria. Service connection for tinnitus and acid reflux has been established, but erectile dysfunction secondary to service-connected disability remains unresolved.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has ordered a new VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any gastrointestinal disability present during the pendency of this claim, whether or not it has since resolved. The Veteran's active service included multiple in-service diagnoses of gastrointestinal disabilities and post-service treatment records show a continuation of his symptoms.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a gastrointestinal disability, including irritable bowel syndrome and functional bowel syndrome, finding no evidence of current disability related to active service.
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