The Veteran's fecal incontinence disability is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board has ordered a new VA examination to assess the current level of severity.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim requires additional evidence due to her assertion that her symptoms have worsened since the last examination.
- Claimed conditions
- fecal incontinence
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 3, 2015
- Citation
- 1504951
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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).
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for fecal incontinence and obstructive sleep apnea due to insufficient development of evidence, including obtaining relevant private records and a VA examination.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's fecal incontinence is being remanded for further development as the VA examiner did not address whether it was caused or aggravated by their service-connected back disability.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, female sexual arousal disorder, fecal incontinence, and gastroesophageal reflux disease due to potential Gulf War exposure. The cases are referred back to the AOJ for further development.
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