The Board has remanded the cases of external hemorrhoids and human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and its residuals due to insufficient evidence regarding their etiology. The Veteran needs further examination to determine if these conditions are related to service.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations were not sufficient in determining whether the conditions preexisted service or were aggravated by service, nor did they provide a clear opinion on whether the conditions are related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- external hemorrhoids, human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and its residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19103835
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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and increased the rating for major depressive disorder to 50 percent, while denying increased ratings for allergic rhinitis, bilateral hearing loss, chronic sinusitis, and external hemorrhoids.
- Denied
The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's service-connected external hemorrhoids as the evidence did not support a finding of large, thrombotic, or irreducible hemorrhoids with excessive redundant tissue or frequent recurrences.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for external hemorrhoids due to an inadequate VA examination and a need for additional development of the record.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is granted. The Board found that the Veteran is unable to obtain or maintain gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities.
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