The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional examination and treatment records, specifically regarding whether the Veteran's BPH is aggravated by his service-connected diabetes and associated complications.
The deciding factor: The medical opinion indicated further studies are needed to determine if the Veteran's severe diabetes could have aggravated his BPH condition. The Board requires an appropriate examination to address this issue.
- Claimed conditions
- prostate disability, 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
- 1806139
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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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- Denied
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