The Veteran's claim for service connection for benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) is being remanded due to the need for a clarifying medical opinion regarding the relationship between BPH and his service-connected diabetes mellitus and coronary artery disease.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not address whether BPH was aggravated by service-connected diabetes or coronary artery disease, which are central issues in this case.
- Claimed conditions
- benign prostatic hypertrophy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2018
- Citation
- 1806020
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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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