The Veteran's claims for increased ratings of anal fissure and pruritus ani are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and records review.
The deciding factor: Additional medical examination is required to clarify the current severity of the service-connected conditions, including their frequency and extent of symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- anal fissure, pruritus ani
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 24, 2011
- Citation
- 1102710
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals because the Veteran died during the pendency of the appeal.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal for service connection of pruritus ani, which was secondary to ulcerative colitis. The Board granted the withdrawal and dismissed the issue.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for pruritus ani, hemorrhoids, and impairment of sphincter control are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the severity of these conditions without considering the ameliorative effects of medication.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal to increase the rating for his service-connected anal fissure and hemorrhoids was dismissed because it was an improper appeal of a non-adjudicative decision.
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