The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for residuals of a shell fragment wound to the right buttock, postoperative chronic hypertrophic rhinitis with polyposis, and thrombotic hemorrhoids, post hemorrhoidectomy, for further development.
The deciding factor: The case is being returned to the Board for additional development including obtaining a medical opinion from the June 2008 VA examiner and determining whether referral for extraschedular consideration under 38 C.F.R. � 3.321(b)(1) may be warranted.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a shell fragment wound to the right buttock, postoperative chronic hypertrophic rhinitis with polyposis, thrombotic hemorrhoids, post hemorrhoidectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 13, 2011
- Citation
- 1126339
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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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- Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his right buttock, rhinitis, and hemorrhoids were denied as the evidence did not show that his conditions warranted a higher rating under VA regulations.
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- Denied
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