The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected hemorrhoid condition.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested a new VA examination due to changes in symptomatology since the last examination.
- Claimed conditions
- hemorrhoid condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 3, 2018
- Citation
- 1826437
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for his service-connected hemorrhoid condition, as the evidence did not show persistent bleeding with secondary anemia or fissures.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's hemorrhoid condition, finding that it had its onset during active service and is related to his current condition.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the veteran's sinusitis-rhinitis and hemorrhoid condition do not warrant a compensable disability rating under the applicable VA rating criteria.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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