The Board has ordered additional development due to incomplete medical records, particularly those from VA-Fort Harrison, Montana, where the Veteran had a procedure performed for his urinary stricture. The case is being remanded for these records to be obtained and associated with the claims file.
The deciding factor: Incomplete medical records, specifically those related to the Veteran's April 2011-May 2011 VA treatment at VA-Fort Harrison, Montana, were not obtained as requested in the January 2012 remand. These records are necessary for a comprehensive evaluation of the Veteran's claim.
- Claimed conditions
- urinary stricture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 26, 2013
- Citation
- 1338993
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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 Veteran withdrew his appeal, requesting to withdraw all pending claims.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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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