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
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 9, 2018
- Citation
- 18140845
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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 Veteran's claims of service connection for a neurogenic bladder condition and entitlement to a compensable rating for GERD are being remanded due to the AOJ failing to schedule an informal conference with her representative within the required timeframe.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for a neurogenic bladder condition, GERD, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The Board found that VA examinations were necessary to assess these conditions.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for neurogenic bladder condition, finding that there is no evidence of a current disability at any time during or approximate to the pendency of the claim.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claims for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy, as well as neurogenic bladder condition, were denied. The Veteran was granted a rating in excess of 70 percent for her PTSD.
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