The Board denied a compensable initial evaluation for recurrent UTIs due to the lack of relevant evidence in the claims file at the time of the decision.
The deciding factor: The additional VA treatment records received after the decision were not considered by the RO, leading to an incomplete record and potential denial based on false or fraudulent evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 11, 2012
- Citation
- 1231217
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) as there was no evidence of a current diagnosis or link to active service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's request for a higher rating for her service-connected right palm scar is granted, but the Board has remanded the issue of service connection for recurrent UTIs due to insufficient evidence in the current record.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) as there is no current diagnosis of recurrent UTIs and the symptoms do not meet the diagnostic criteria for recurrent UTIs.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's recurrent UTIs are related to her military service. The VA is instructed to obtain an addendum opinion from a VA examiner and consider the Veteran's in-service UTI diagnoses.
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