The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of recent examination for assessing the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected sleep disturbances, constipation, and urinary problems.
The deciding factor: Recent examinations are needed to assess the current severity of the Veteran’s service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep disturbances, constipation, urinary problems
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 30, 2019
- Citation
- 19158296
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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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