The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of corroboration for the Veteran's claimed impairment of sphincter control and because it did not adequately explain why such corroboration was necessary. The matter is now being sent back for further consideration.
The deciding factor: The Court found that the Board’s reliance on a private physician's determination without adequate explanation regarding the need for corroboration was insufficient.
- Claimed conditions
- Impaired sphincter control
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19133853
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,515 · Granted: 20% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Read the original VA decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 19133853.
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: Granted
The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 60 percent for impairment of sphincter control from April 6, 2023, to November 22, 2024, was denied.,The Veteran's claim for TDIU from April 6, 2023, to November 22, 2024, was granted.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted a higher rating of 60 percent for the Veteran's service-connected impaired sphincter control status post radiation therapy for prostate cancer, finding that extensive leakage and fairly frequent involuntary bowel movements warrant this increased rating.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance due to lack of evidence showing the Veteran was in need of such assistance prior to February 21, 2024.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for hemorrhoids and impaired sphincter control due to lack of evidence meeting the criteria for higher ratings. The Veteran's hemorrhoid condition is rated at 0 percent, and his impairment of sphincter control remains at 10 percent.
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