The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records, issuing a supplemental statement of the case (SSOC), and considering new evidence. The SSOC must address the Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for her surgical scar and service connection for rectal disorder, repair of a lacerated bladder, cramps, and urinary disorder.
The deciding factor: The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development including obtaining new evidence and issuing an SSOC.
- Claimed conditions
- rectal disorder, repair of a lacerated bladder, cramps, urinary disorder characterized by urinary hesitancy and self-catheterization
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 28, 2022
- Citation
- 22037004
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a duty-to-assist error and the need for additional evidence, including military personnel records to confirm Gulf War service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to his exposure to toxic substances during military service, including in Southwest Asia and at Fort McClellan. The VA examiners did not adequately address the Veteran's contentions regarding his hazardous exposures.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's current bowel or rectal disorder was caused by service. The Veteran needs a VA examination and additional treatment records.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for rectal disorder was reopened and granted, with the Board finding that the evidence supports a link between the current condition and in-service symptoms. The Board gave benefit of doubt to the Veteran's account of continuity of symptomatology.
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