The Board has determined that additional evidentiary development is necessary prior to the adjudication of the issue on appeal, including obtaining a VA examination and updated VA treatment records.
The deciding factor: The remand was ordered due to incomplete medical opinions provided by the VA examiners in the December 2015 remand. The Board found that further clarification was needed regarding whether the Veteran's current prostate condition had its onset during his period of active military service or was caused by any incident or event that occurred during his period of service.
- Claimed conditions
- prostatitis, benign prostatic hypertrophy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 26, 2018
- Citation
- 1805399
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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).
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