The veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 are being remanded due to the need for additional evidence and a medical opinion.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed, including records related to the FTCA claim and a urology specialist's opinion on the prostate condition.
- Claimed conditions
- herniated abdomen with scarring, prostate condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2005
- Citation
- 0502220
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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 claim for service connection for a prostate condition, including prostate cancer, as there was no evidence of an in-service injury or disease and no nexus to service.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus, service connection for sinusitis and a prostate condition due to herbicide exposure, and remanded claims for service connection for tension headaches and a kidney condition due to herbicide exposure.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, but granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a prostate condition, neuropathy of the right lower extremity, and neuropathy of the left lower extremity to verify in-service toxic exposures and obtain additional medical opinions.
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