The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for colitis, a rating in excess of 30 percent for residuals of pruritis ani with rectal seepage, and TDIU due to new evidence and need for further examination.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's colitis and the severity of his residuals of pruritis ani with rectal seepage, as well as a need for updated VA examinations.
- Claimed conditions
- colitis, pruritis ani with rectal seepage
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19166781
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 3,319 · Granted: 25% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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 Board has granted service connection for colitis, primary sclerosing cholangitis, and cholangiocarcinoma as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected vitiligo.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeal for service connection of colitis as it was granted in a previous decision.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim due to a pre-decisional error in evaluating his service-connected disabilities and their impact on his employment. The AOJ will need to reassess these factors with an updated evaluation.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed all the issues of entitlement to a compensable disability rating or service connection for various conditions, as the Veteran withdrew his appeal prior to the promulgation of a decision.
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