The Veteran's perianal abscess (previously evaluated as furunculosis) is being remanded for further review due to the need for additional evidence and consideration of recent VA treatment records.
The deciding factor: Additional relevant evidence has been associated with the claims file, but has not yet been considered by the AOJ.
- Claimed conditions
- perianal abscess
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 7, 2021
- Citation
- 21027889
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for diverticulitis, irritable bowel syndrome, and perianal abscess due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate medical opinions and duty-to-assist errors.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful occupation effective June 14, 2015. Effective that date, a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities on an extraschedular basis is granted.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected perianal abscess has rendered him unable to secure or maintain a substantially gainful occupation since July 28, 2014.
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