The Veteran's bladder disability is being remanded for further investigation into whether he was exposed to herbicides during his service in Korea.
The deciding factor: The AOJ has not verified the Veteran's claimed exposure to herbicides while serving in Korea, and a remand is needed to determine if he or his unit was exposed.
- Claimed conditions
- Bladder disability
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 9, 2019
- Citation
- 19153100
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Decisions by this judge: 2,200 · Granted: 43% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a bladder disability but denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and a depressive disorder.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for a bladder disability, gynecological condition, right ankle disability, and lower back disability as these conditions are not related to an in-service injury, disease, or event.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The appeal was denied for an earlier effective date prior to November 14, 2023, for the grant of a 70 percent rating for PTSD. The issues related to initial ratings and service connection were remanded.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including a bladder disability, PTSD, and tinnitus, rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation from September 6, 2016 to March 21, 2024.
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