The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims for service connection, including obtaining relevant medical records and providing new VA examinations.
The deciding factor: The initial determinations were based on incomplete or inadequate examination reports, which necessitate further investigation before a decision can be made.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic urethritis, left ring finger laceration
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 3, 2016
- Citation
- 1622360
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection for chronic urethritis and left and right inguinal hernia repair, as there was no evidence of a claim prior to June 3, 2024. The claims for service connection for removal of left testicle, orchitis of right testicle, malignant prostate cancer with residual voiding dysfunction, compensable disability evaluation for chronic urethritis and left and right inguinal hernia repair were remanded for further development.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied service connection for chronic urethritis, diabetes mellitus type II as due to herbicide exposure, bladder cancer as due to herbicide agent and/or diesel fuel exposure, and gastrointestinal disorder/GERD. The claims are remanded for further development.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an increased rating for chronic urethritis and TDIU due to individual unemployability. The claims are being remanded for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records from May 2019 to the present and providing a medical opinion regarding the impact of the Veteran's service-connected chronic urethritis on his ability to work.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board found that the Veteran's genitourinary condition, including chronic prostatitis, chronic urethritis, interstitial cystitis associated with chronic prostatitis and/or chronic urethritis, and pelvic pain syndrome associated with chronic prostatitis and/or chronic urethritis had its onset during service. As a result, the Veteran was granted service connection for these conditions.
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