The Board has remanded the cases of osteoporosis and bladder cancer for additional development, including obtaining new VA medical opinions to address causation and aggravation by service-connected disorders.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinions are inadequate as they did not adequately address whether the conditions were caused or aggravated by service-connected disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- osteoporosis, bladder cancer
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19102421
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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