The case is being remanded for additional development to address whether the Veteran's ileostomy resulted in an event not reasonably foreseeable.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner was requested to opine on whether the additional disability (chronic pain around the anal area) resulting from the ileostomy surgery was due to an unforeseeable event.
- Claimed conditions
- ileostomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 23, 2014
- Citation
- 1423678
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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: Denied
The Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than September 2, 2020, for the award of service connection for colostomy, ileostomy, rectal vaginal fistula, and small bowel obstruction (SBO) surgery was denied as there was no new and material evidence received within one year of the issuance of the December 2013 decision.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for ulcerative colitis, removal of large intestines, and ileostomy due to inadequate opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's ileostomy is not service-connected, so he does not qualify for a clothing allowance.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal for compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for ileostomy surgery has been dismissed without prejudice due to the Veteran's death and the failure of the Agency of Original Jurisdiction to comply with previous remand directives.
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