The Board remands the claim for further development, including obtaining additional medical evidence and scheduling a VA examination.
The deciding factor: Further examination is necessary to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's gross hematuria, as well as whether it is related to service or any in-service procedures.
- Claimed conditions
- gross hematuria
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 20, 2009
- Citation
- 0906312
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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
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