The Board has reopened the claim for service connection of BPH due to new and material evidence provided by Dr. J.L.B., but the claim is remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The opinion from Dr. J.L.B. supports a possible nexus between the Veteran's BPH and his service, but additional development is needed as the opinion is based on an inaccurate history and lacks environmental factors from service.
- Claimed conditions
- Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 15, 2018
- Citation
- 18111496
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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: Granted
The Veteran's BPH is aggravated by his service-connected major depressive disorder and adjustment disorder with mixed disturbance of emotions and conduct, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition as secondary to these disabilities.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error, specifically failing to obtain a VA examination for the Veteran's urinary tract disability. The examiner is required to provide an opinion on whether the disability is related to service or service-connected conditions.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's BPH improved over the one-year look-back period, and there is no evidence of increased urinary frequency or use of absorbent materials. Therefore, a rating higher than 20 percent for BPH is denied.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for vertigo and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hypertension. The evidence supports that these conditions are aggravated by the service-connected condition.
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