The Veteran's claims for service connection for anal fissure, right eye disability, respiratory condition, headache disability, low back strain, hypertension, left ankle scar, and anemia have been reopened due to the submission of new evidence. These issues are now remanded for further development.,A VA examination is needed to determine the nature and etiology of any rectal disability (to include anal fissure) the Veteran may have had during the appeal period.
The deciding factor: The submitted evidence includes statements from the Veteran's representative indicating current symptoms, as well as VA treatment records showing diagnoses. The Board finds that a VA examination is needed to determine if these conditions are present and their etiology.
- Claimed conditions
- anal fissure, rectal disability (to include anal fissure)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 2, 2021
- Citation
- 21005563
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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: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals because the Veteran died during the pendency of the appeal.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal to increase the rating for his service-connected anal fissure and hemorrhoids was dismissed because it was an improper appeal of a non-adjudicative decision.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for hemorrhoids with anal fissure and fistula, finding that the Veteran's burn pit exposures likely aggravated his existing IBS-related diarrhea, which in turn caused his hemorrhoids.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for an adequate examination to address the nature and severity of the Veteran's service-connected anal fissure (also claimed as proctalgia fugax, prolonged painful rectum spasms).
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