The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for radiation proctitis is remanded due to the need for additional medical records and possibly a VA examination.
The deciding factor: Additional private and VA treatment records are needed to determine if there has been a worsening in the Veteran's condition that could lead to a higher staged rating.
- Claimed conditions
- radiation proctitis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19180006
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 matters for further development to ensure compliance with VA's duty to assist, specifically requesting private medical records from Dr. B.P. and Dr. A.
- Granted
The veteran's service connection for radiation proctitis and colitis was granted an earlier effective date of October 1, 2017. The veteran was also assigned a 60% rating and TDIU effective the same date.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of April 25, 2018, for the assignment of a 60 percent rating for radiation proctitis.
- Granted
The Board granted an initial 60 percent rating for radiation proctitis, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
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