The claim for compensation benefits under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for additional neurogenic bladder condition is being remanded due to missing informed consent documentation.
The deciding factor: Missing informed consent document from September 2007 surgery prevents a full review and evaluation of the case.
- Claimed conditions
- neurogenic bladder condition
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 9, 2018
- Citation
- 18140845
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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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