The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining up-to-date VA treatment records and scheduling the Veteran for appropriate VA examinations to determine the degree of impairment due to urinary retention, left leg sciatica, and lumbar myofascial pain syndrome.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence was submitted at the hearing and a supplemental statement of the case has not been issued. The Veteran asserts that his symptoms are worse and should be evaluated for higher ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- Urinary retention, Left leg sciatica, Lumbar myofascial pain syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 9, 2011
- Citation
- 1133392
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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.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for urinary retention due to a concurrent review request that was not permitted under the Appeals Modernization Act. The issue of entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea is remanded for further development.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for lumbosacral strain with segmental instability, left leg sciatica, and right lower extremity radiculopathy as well as the TDIU claim due to lack of timely filing of a VA Form 10182 Notice of Disagreement.
- Granted
The Veteran's urinary retention condition is rated as a separate disability since October 5, 2022.,The Veteran's tension headaches are rated at 10 percent since April 27, 2010.
- Granted
Service connection and increased ratings were granted for urinary retention, right lower extremity symptoms, left lower extremity symptoms, and erectile dysfunction associated with Parkinson's disease.,Special monthly compensation (SMC) based on loss of use of a creative organ was granted effective January 5, 2016.
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