The veteran is seeking compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for impotence and incontinence, claimed as a result of VA medical treatment in November 1994, and an increased evaluation for service-connected hemorrhoids. The case must be remanded to obtain additional records and provide the veteran with a VA examination.
The deciding factor: The VCAA requires that VA make reasonable efforts to assist the veteran in obtaining evidence necessary to substantiate his claims under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for impotence and incontinence, and provides an increased evaluation for service-connected hemorrhoids.
- Claimed conditions
- impotence, incontinence
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 16, 2001
- Citation
- 0113704
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for incontinence and a left knee condition as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected vaginitis and intervertebral disc syndrome, respectively.
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