The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bladder condition is reopened, but further examination and opinion are needed to determine if his current bladder disability is related to service. The Veteran also needs an examination to assess whether his right bundle branch block aggravated or caused his heart disease.
The deciding factor: Further examination is required to determine the relationship between any current bladder disability and service as well as whether the right bundle branch block aggravated the Veteran's heart disease.
- Claimed conditions
- Bladder condition, Right bundle branch block
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 29, 2010
- Citation
- 1011602
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an initial rating of 20 percent for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy, but remanded other claims related to obstructive sleep apnea, bladder condition, left knee disability, degenerative disc disease, bilateral hearing loss, and right shoulder disability.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for loss of right great toenail, loss of right second toenail, and compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a bladder condition.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a bladder condition, headaches, neck condition, sinus condition, and skin condition as there was no evidence of a qualifying chronic disability.
- Denied
The Board denied various claims for increased ratings and service connection, including for allergic rhinitis, bladder condition, COPD, sinusitis, irritable bowel syndrome, migraine headaches, PTSD with alcohol use disorder, and hypertension.
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