The Board has not addressed the Veteran's claim for a separate rating for bowel and bladder impairment related to his service-connected low back disability. The TDIU issue is also pending.
The deciding factor: The remand requires further development of evidence, including an examination to determine if the Veteran's bowel and bladder problems are due to a neurological manifestation of his low back disability.
- Claimed conditions
- bowel and bladder impairment
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 23, 2014
- Citation
- 1433002
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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.
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