The veteran's claims for secondary service connection are being remanded to the RO for further examination and review in light of the VCAA.
The deciding factor: The case will be remanded to the RO for readjudication in light of the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 (VCAA) and provisions of the VA Adjudication Manual M 21-1 pertaining to secondary service connection claims.
- Claimed conditions
- low back disorder, impotence, carcinoma of the bladder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 22, 2001
- Citation
- 0121324
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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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