The Board has remanded the case due to an incomplete consent form for a surgery that caused urinary incontinence. The Veteran's claim of compensation under §1151 for loss of bladder control is now pending again.
The deciding factor: The Board found that informed consent was not properly obtained as required by VA regulations, and thus remanded the case to obtain missing consent forms.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of bladder control
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19179343
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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. � 1151 for various conditions related to a February 2015 surgery due to non-compliance with previous remand instructions.
- Denied
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