The Veteran's claims for increased rating, service connection for PTSD, and special monthly compensation based on need for aid and attendance or housebound status are being remanded to obtain additional VA treatment records and to schedule the Veteran for a VA examination.
The deciding factor: Additional relevant evidence has been received since the last SSOC was issued in July 2008, necessitating issuance of an SSOC. The Veteran's claims require further development including obtaining his complete VA treatment records and scheduling him for a VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- prostatic hypertrophy, urinary infection
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 21, 2011
- Citation
- 1115597
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to February 27, 2023, for the grant of service connection for prostate cancer with prostatic hypertrophy is remanded due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors and incomplete research on his exposure history.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, right and left lower extremity disabilities, nausea, hypertension, loss of smell, loss of taste, kidney disorder, prostatic hypertrophy, prostate cancer, post cranial nodes, boils on the shoulders, armpits, groin, and neck, gynecomastia, and an ear tumor. The claims were denied as there was no evidence linking these conditions to service or toxic exposure at Camp Lejeune.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a new VA examination to address an inadequate May 2022 VA medical examination and to consider private medical records showing a history of malignant neoplasm of the prostate.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for leukopenia and prostatic hypertrophy due to additional development needed, including obtaining outstanding private treatment records and addendum opinions regarding the nature and etiology of the conditions.
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