The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional evidence and examination.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for further evaluation of the Veteran's current symptoms and medical records, particularly regarding her right knee disability and urinary incontinence.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee strain with non-calcifying fibroma, urinary stress incontinence
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19189521
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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.
- Granted
Service connection for urinary stress incontinence is granted. The Veteran's condition is considered related to her service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to insufficient medical evidence regarding her need for aid and attendance or housebound SMC based on her service-connected disabilities. The AOJ must obtain any outstanding treatment records and schedule the Veteran for a VA examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to procedural issues and for further development regarding herbicide exposure in Okinawa, Japan. The Veteran's claim for service connection for adenocarcinoma of the prostate with urinary stress incontinence is being reconsidered.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings for her service-connected disabilities.
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