The Veteran's claims for increased rating and TDIU are being remanded due to the need to obtain additional VA treatment records, particularly from the Durham VAMC and Salisbury VAMC. The issues will be readjudicated after these records have been obtained.
The deciding factor: Additional medical evidence is needed to properly assess the Veteran's condition and determine appropriate disability ratings and TDIU determinations.
- Claimed conditions
- functional bowel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 5, 2016
- Citation
- 1618171
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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: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's claim for service connection of allergic rhinitis as it was granted in a previous decision. The claims for increased ratings for dry eyes and functional bowel syndrome are remanded.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Veteran's claims for hypertension, functional bowel syndrome, hemorrhoids, tinnitus, erectile dysfunction (secondary to service-connected disability), and acid reflux have been partially granted. The claim for hypertension was not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence. Claims for higher ratings for functional bowel syndrome and hemorrhoids were denied as they do not meet the schedular criteria. Service connection for tinnitus and acid reflux has been established, but erectile dysfunction secondary to service-connected disability remains unresolved.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has ordered a new VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any gastrointestinal disability present during the pendency of this claim, whether or not it has since resolved. The Veteran's active service included multiple in-service diagnoses of gastrointestinal disabilities and post-service treatment records show a continuation of his symptoms.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a gastrointestinal disability, including irritable bowel syndrome and functional bowel syndrome, finding no evidence of current disability related to active service.
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