The veteran's claims for increased evaluation of service-connected neurogenic bladder and evaluation of service-connected nephrolithiasis are being remanded due to the need for additional development.
The deciding factor: Additional development is required as per the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and ensuring compliance with VCAA notification requirements.
- Claimed conditions
- neurogenic bladder, nephrolithiasis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2003
- Citation
- 0327639
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for nephrolithiasis prior to April 6, 2025, and hypertension.
- Denied
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- Denied
The Board has denied service connection for multiple conditions and denied higher initial ratings for several service-connected disabilities.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a neurogenic bladder as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar strain.
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