The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination and notification of relevant law.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need to ensure compliance with the Veterans Claims Assistance Act (VCAA) and to provide the veteran with an opportunity for a comprehensive evaluation that may affect his ratings and special monthly compensation levels.
- Claimed conditions
- Impairment of sphincter control, Neurogenic bladder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 31, 2003
- Citation
- 0336684
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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.
- Granted
The Board granted an initial rating of 60 percent for both the neurogenic bowel and the neurogenic bladder, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Partly granted
The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 40 percent for neurogenic bladder, granted a 10 percent initial rating for loss of smell and loss of taste, and denied service connection for traumatic brain injury.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating for her lumbar spine disability, a compensable rating for migraine headaches, and service connection for neurogenic bladder.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and remanded several other issues, including service connection for sleep apnea.
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