The Veteran is seeking service connection for urinary stricture. The RO has requested additional medical records and will obtain a supplemental medical opinion to determine the relationship between his current urinary disability and military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner must provide an opinion as to whether it is at least as likely as not that any diagnosed urinary disability is related to the Veteran's military service or to any incident therein.
- Claimed conditions
- urinary stricture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2012
- Citation
- 1203414
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal, requesting to withdraw all pending claims.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal for increased evaluations of his service-connected urinary stricture disability is remanded due to the need for a more contemporaneous examination and consideration of additional VA outpatient treatment records.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection of various conditions, including Lyme disease, respiratory disability, endocarditis, gall bladder condition, chronic diarrhea, urinary stricture, and joint pain. Service connection was granted for a neurological disability due to an undiagnosed illness.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for urinary stricture and kidney disorder are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a new examination by a urologist.
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