The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining updated treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the nature and likely etiology of the Veteran's prostate and urinary tract disorders. The examiner should also address whether any identified disorder is related to service-connected residuals of a pilonidal cystectomy.
The deciding factor: The Board requested additional development due to incomplete information in the claims file, including updated treatment records and an examination to determine the nature and likely etiology of the Veteran's prostate and urinary tract disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- prostate disorder, urinary tract disorders
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2014
- Citation
- 1400533
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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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