The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA medical records and scheduling the Veteran for a comprehensive VA examination to determine the current severity of his service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has contended that his service-connected disorders have worsened since his last VA examinations. The Board finds this sufficient reason to remand the case for further development.
- Claimed conditions
- seronegative polyarthritis, stricture of the rectum and anus, ulcerative colitis with peritoneal adhesions
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 12, 2017
- Citation
- 1745181
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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 diverticulitis, stricture of the rectum and anus, and a parastomal hernia as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected irritable bowel syndrome.
- Denied
The Veteran's seronegative polyarthritis of the thoracolumbar spine, knees, hands, and shoulders is not manifested by weight loss and anemia productive of severe impairment of health or severely incapacitating exacerbations occurring 4 or more times a year. Therefore, his claim for a higher disability rating is denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for his service-connected seronegative polyarthritis of the thoracolumbar spine, knees, hands, and shoulders is being remanded due to the need for additional medical records and an examination.
- Denied
The veteran's service-connected gout with seronegative polyarthritis is currently rated at 40 percent, but the Board found that it does not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation due to lack of constitutional manifestations or severe impairment.
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