The veteran's prostate adenocarcinoma status post brachytherapy is being remanded for further evaluation and additional evidence collection.
The deciding factor: The RO needs to schedule a VA examination to assess the current severity of the veteran's condition, including any voiding dysfunction or urinary leakage issues.
- Claimed conditions
- prostate adenocarcinoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 20, 2006
- Citation
- 0611377
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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.
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- Partly granted
The Board granted a 40 percent rating for chronic epididymitis, post operative left side and right side, as the Veteran's condition manifested with urinary frequency and nocturia. The reduction in rating was found to be improper.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death to obtain additional evidence, specifically non-VA treatment records and an addendum opinion from a VA oncologist.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings for prostate adenocarcinoma and erectile dysfunction has been dismissed due to his withdrawal of the prostate adenocarcinoma claim. The ED rating remains at noncompensable.
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