The Board has remanded the claims for service connection, TDIU, and SMC based on the need for regular aid and attendance or by reason of being housebound due to inadequate medical opinions in the current record.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not provide adequate opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's anal fissures or ulcers, nor did they consider the impact of his service-connected low back disability on his employability and need for aid and attendance/housebound status.
- Claimed conditions
- anal fissures, ulcers
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 25, 2014
- Citation
- 1452253
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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: Granted
The Veteran's anal fissures are granted as secondary to his service-connected irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The initial rating for IBS is granted at 30 percent. The claim of service connection for hemorrhoids is remanded.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as he withdrew his appeal prior to a scheduled hearing.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the appellant's appeal, finding that his character of discharge from service is a bar to VA benefits due to willful and persistent misconduct. The Board also found no compelling circumstances to mitigate this misconduct.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and opinions.
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