The Board has determined that additional development is necessary to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims for service connection for bladder and bowel incontinence. This includes obtaining VA medical records, private health care provider records, Social Security Administration (SSA) records, and conducting a review by a physician knowledgeable in mental disorders.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there is insufficient information to provide an etiologic opinion without resort to speculation, as the limits of medical knowledge had been exhausted regarding the etiology of the Veteran's incontinence.
- Claimed conditions
- Bladder incontinence, Bowel incontinence
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 25, 2010
- Citation
- 1019229
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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
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