The Board has remanded the case due to a duty-to-assist error, and any new evidence will be considered in the adjudication of the claim.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on an incomplete review of the Veteran's medical records, which included recent treatment records that were not previously considered by the Board.
- Claimed conditions
- hemorrhoids, pruritis ani
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 2, 2023
- Citation
- A23030595
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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
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