The Board remands the case for further development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and an advisory medical opinion regarding the veteran's genitourinary disorder in relation to his exposure to ionizing radiation during service.
The deciding factor: Further development is necessary to determine if the veteran has a genitourinary disability related to his exposure to radiation in service.
- Claimed conditions
- hemorrhagic radiation cystitis, genitourinary disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Ionizing radiation
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 12, 2008
- Citation
- 0815543
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for a genitourinary disorder and sleep apnea are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and consideration of intermediate steps.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for a genitourinary disorder.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a bilateral foot disorder, finding that the preexisting condition was aggravated by service. The issues of entitlement to service connection for a genitourinary disorder and left knee disorder were remanded.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for allergic rhinitis and a genitourinary disorder, finding clear and unmistakable evidence that the conditions pre-existed service and were not aggravated beyond their natural progression.
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