The Board has remanded the case for an addendum opinion regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected recurrent UTIs caused or aggravated her diagnosed SUI with urethral hypermobility.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinions on causation and aggravation were inadequate, requiring further development.
- Claimed conditions
- stress urinary incontinence, urethral hypermobility
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 15, 2018
- Citation
- 1816067
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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).
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for stress urinary incontinence and special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance of another person.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The veteran's claim for service connection for stress urinary incontinence as secondary to lumbar radiculopathy was granted. The effective date for service connection for sciatic radiculopathy, right lower extremity was set to January 18, 2022. An increased disability rating of 20 percent for left knee joint osteoarthritis with limited flexion from August 11, 2021, to February 2, 2023, was granted. The claim for a disability rating in excess of 50 percent for unspecified depressive disorder from February 16, 2021, to February 2, 2023, was denied.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for erectile dysfunction and stress urinary incontinence are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the cause of his conditions.
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