The Board has dismissed the petitions to reopen claims for fecal incontinence, hemorrhoids, and urinary incontinence. The petition to reopen the claim of entitlement to compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for erectile dysfunction is remanded due to a lack of informed consent records. The issue of service connection for insomnia is also remanded as no statement of the case has been issued yet. The issues of service connection for a psychiatric disability and insomnia are both remanded.
The deciding factor: The claims were previously denied in a December 2012 rating decision, so they are now being reopened. However, the Board cannot proceed with these cases as there is insufficient evidence to determine if the Veteran's current conditions are related to service or not. The VA needs to obtain informed consent records and provide a supplemental medical opinion regarding the etiology of the psychiatric disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Fecal incontinence, Hemorrhoids, Urinary incontinence, Erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 25, 2022
- Citation
- 22030973
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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.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for residuals of prostate cancer due to VA's failure to notify him of his April 17, 2008, elevated PSA test results and its failure to timely diagnose and properly treat his disease.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for further development due to insufficient evidence and need for additional examinations.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for an increased evaluation of his hemorrhoids, so the case is dismissed.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for her service-connected hemorrhoids was denied as the evidence did not show large or thrombotic, irreducible hemorrhoids with excessive redundant tissue, evidencing frequent recurrence.
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