The Board has remanded the case for a new VA examination to determine if normocytic anemia is secondary to service-connected pilonidal cyst and/or hepatitis B, as well as whether long-term rectal bleeding is implicated in its development.
The deciding factor: A new medical opinion is needed due to the inadequate factual premise of the previous examination report.
- Claimed conditions
- normocytic anemia
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 11, 2017
- Citation
- 1711568
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus and normocytic anemia as secondary to service-connected chronic hemorrhoids. The claim of entitlement to service connection for left inguinal hernia is remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for cirrhosis of the liver/ruptured liver, normocytic anemia, malignant neoplasm of the thyroid, and chronic kidney disease stage II based on a lack of medical evidence linking these conditions to in-service exposure or other in-service events.
- Denied
The appeal was denied for various issues, including service connection and increased disability ratings.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that there is insufficient evidence to establish a current diagnosis of normocytic anemia and remands the case for further development, including a VA examination.
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