The Veteran's claims for service connection for a bladder condition and bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling medical examinations.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed to clarify whether the Veteran has had peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities at any time during the appeal period and if it is related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus. The examiner must also determine if the Veteran's neurogenic bladder condition is proximately due or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- Bladder condition, Bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2018
- Citation
- 1821177
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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: Denied
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), a bowel condition, and a bladder condition. The Board found no evidence of a current disability for these conditions and concluded that any relationship to service is not supported by the medical evidence.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for a bladder condition, finding that the evidence is not persuasive in establishing a relationship to service or secondary to a service-connected disability.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful employment since December 6, 2012. An earlier effective date of December 6, 2012, for the TDIU and DEA benefits is granted.
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