The Board has remanded the case due to non-compliance with previous remand directives regarding the issue on appeal. The Veteran is seeking compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a colon disability resulting from VA gastrointestinal treatment in late 2000, and the case will be returned for further development.
The deciding factor: The Board found that attempts have not been made to obtain access to 'quality-assurance review' or 'focused review' records related to the Veteran's endoscopy performed in November 2000, which could provide important information regarding any negligence or fault on the part of VA.
- Claimed conditions
- colon disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 20, 2019
- Citation
- 19148450
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for colon and bowel disabilities to obtain a medical opinion addressing whether these conditions are related to the Veteran's service-connected Hodgkin's lymphoma, including chemotherapy and radiation treatments.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of service connection for a colon disability and an eye disability due to insufficient evidence.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including diabetes mellitus, lung disability, bilateral foot disability, stomach disability (GERD), colon disability, prostate disability, foot rash, heart disability, and hypertension.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for a skin disability and colon disability, but remanded the claims for left knee and right knee disabilities and hearing loss for further development.
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