The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for service connection for inability to urinate (also claimed as urinary retention), finding that there are outstanding records and procedural issues that need to be addressed before a decision can be made.
The deciding factor: There is insufficient evidence regarding the nature of the disability, its etiology, and whether it is related to service or service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- inability to urinate (also claimed as urinary retention), hyperplasia of the prostate
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 28, 2018
- Citation
- 18129232
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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 remands all service connection claims for additional development, including obtaining a TERA memorandum and new medical opinions.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for hyperplasia of the prostate, hypertension, and chronic kidney disease is granted. Service connection for PTSD is also granted with a maximum disability rating of 100%. The TDIU claim is dismissed as moot due to the grant of a total schedular rating for PTSD. The heart disorder claim is remanded.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for hypertension, hypotension, dysphagia, muscle weakness, hyperplasia of the prostate, bilateral lower extremity corns and callosities with dermatophytosis, bilateral lower extremity metatarsalgia, Parkinson's disease, anemia, hepatitis C, transient ischemic attack, lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, thrombocytopenia with melena, and mixed hyperlipidemia and hyperbilirubinemia due to inadequate medical opinions based on the absence of contemporaneous documentation in service records.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating for PTSD, as well as his claims for right foot, left foot, and left hand conditions have been remanded due to the need for additional examinations.
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