The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to address the etiology of the Veteran's urological disorder, specifically whether it was caused or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that an additional VA examination is needed to determine if the service-connected diabetes mellitus aggravated the Veteran's urologic disability.
- Claimed conditions
- urological disorder, overactive bladder syndrome
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 28, 2013
- Citation
- 1306991
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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
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