The Veteran's claim for service connection for anal fissures and chronic tonsillitis is remanded due to insufficient evidence. The Board requests a new VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.
The deciding factor: The decision requires additional medical evaluation to establish whether the Veteran's current rectum and anus disorder, including anal fissures, are related to service or if his chronic tonsillitis is due to environmental exposures in Southwest Asia theater.
- Claimed conditions
- anal fissure, rectum and anus disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2020
- Citation
- 20068224
Veterans Law Judge
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.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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