The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development and consideration, including obtaining additional medical opinions and ensuring all documents are included in the claims file.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for additional information from VA examiners and missing documents in the Veteran's claims file.
- Claimed conditions
- urinary frequency, supraventricular arrhythmia status post pacemaker
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19145404
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for urinary frequency due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding notification of unavailability of private treatment records.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction, obstructive sleep apnea, urinary frequency, and benign prostatic hyperplasia due to a lack of evidence showing an in-service injury or relationship between these conditions and service.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including GERD, bilateral vision impairment, chronic kidney disease, diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction, headaches, heart disability, hypertension, left upper extremity neuropathy, right upper extremity neuropathy, an acquired psychiatric disorder, a right hip condition, sleep apnea, and urinary frequency.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands all claims for service connection to the AOJ for further development, including obtaining relevant VA and private medical records and scheduling a VA examination.
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