The Board remands the issues of entitlement to an initial compensable rating for service-connected hemorrhoids and entitlement to service connection for a right knee injury for additional development.
The deciding factor: An additional examination is warranted due to the ameliorative effects of medication on the severity of the Veteran's hemorrhoid symptoms, and the VA examiner's reliance on the absence of documented evidence in determining the etiology of the Veteran's right knee injury was inadequate.
- Claimed conditions
- hemorrhoids, right knee injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 16, 2025
- Citation
- 25006687
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 claim for service connection for hemorrhoids due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, requiring an additional direct medical opinion.
- Granted
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- Denied
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for hemorrhoids, scars, low back disability, left ankle disability, left and right shoulder disabilities, and left and right hip disabilities as the evidence did not show that the Veteran had these conditions or related symptoms during the appeal period.
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