The case is remanded for a new VA examination to reassess the severity of the Veteran's prostate cancer residuals.
The deciding factor: Further examination is necessary to determine the current severity of the service-connected condition, as the previous evaluation may no longer be accurate.
- Claimed conditions
- prostate cancer status post radical retropubic prostatectomy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 18, 2009
- Citation
- 0905945
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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