The veteran's claim for a separate disability rating for polyuria is being remanded due to insufficient evidence and the need for further medical evaluation.
The deciding factor: Insufficient medical evidence exists to determine if the veteran's polyuria is compensable under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- polyuria
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 14, 2008
- Citation
- 0823121
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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: Partly granted
The Board granted a 40 percent rating for the Veteran's right acromioclavicular joint separation with osteoarthritis and remanded the service connection claim for polyuria.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for diabetes mellitus and polyuria was dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an adequate VA opinion to address the Veteran's contentions regarding the secondary nature of his polyuria, including its potential relationship with burn pit exposure and obstructive sleep apnea.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal for an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for polyuria prior to December 4, 2019, is dismissed.
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