The appeal is being remanded to the RO via the AMC for further development and evaluation of the Veteran's claims.
The deciding factor: The claimant failed to report for scheduled VA examinations, which are necessary to evaluate the current severity of her disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic urinary tract infections, residuals of repair of an enterocele and a posterior colporrhaphy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 27, 2009
- Citation
- 0911568
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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for chronic urinary tract infections but denied service connection for a cervical strain.
- Partly granted
The veteran's request for an earlier effective date and higher rating for diabetes was denied. The claims for service connection for chronic infections were remanded.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a low back disorder, finding that her scoliosis was congenital and not aggravated by service. The Board also denied a higher rating for chronic urinary tract infections.,The Board found no evidence of recurrent symptomatic infection requiring drainage/frequent hospitalization or continuous intensive management for the Veteran's chronic UTIs.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for chronic urinary tract infections as there was no evidence of a nexus between the current disability and her periods of active duty.
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