The Veteran's fecal incontinence associated with service-connected Gilbert syndrome with IBS is currently rated at 10 percent. The Board has ordered a remand to determine the current severity of his incontinence symptoms.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner failed to provide an opinion on the severity of the Veteran’s incontinence symptoms as requested by the Court's Joint Motion for Partial Remand (JMPR).
- Claimed conditions
- Gilbert syndrome with IBS, fecal incontinence
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19192459
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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
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