The Board remands the claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for anal fissure (also claimed as proctalgia fugax, prolonged painful rectum spasms) due to a lack of adequate information regarding the qualifications of the VA examiner.
The deciding factor: The remand is necessary because the Veteran's representative challenged the qualifications of the VA examiner and requested additional information about her credentials.
- Claimed conditions
- anal fissure, proctalgia fugax, prolonged painful rectum spasms
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 9, 2025
- Citation
- 25006329
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 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).
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a bowel condition, including GERD, colon polyps, colon diverticulosis, hemorrhoids, and anal fissure, to determine if these conditions are aggravated by service-connected diabetes with obesity as an intermediate step.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, bronchitis, hypertension, a low back condition, and proctalgia fugax. The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for right toe metatarsalgia was also denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the case to obtain a VA opinion on the severity of the Veteran's anal fissure and proctalgia fugax. The Veteran is cautioned that failure to appear for VA examinations could result in the denial of his claim.
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