The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination.
The deciding factor: The current evidence is insufficient to determine the appropriate disability rating or whether the Veteran qualifies for a TDIU based on his service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Impaired sphincter control of the rectum and anus, Irritable colon syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 3, 2011
- Citation
- 1121639
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's claimed stomach condition, which may be related to service or his service-connected psychiatric disability.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claims for various conditions have been reopened, and the Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen his previously denied claims. The cases are remanded for further development.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's irritable colon syndrome is currently rated as 10 percent disabling, and the Board has granted this rating.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's hypertension is related to his service, specifically exposure to herbicides during service in Vietnam. The appeal remains pending.
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