The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for urinary incontinence. The Veteran's claim will be further evaluated by the RO.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was found, as indicated in the September 2018 affidavit from the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- Urinary Incontinence
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 27, 2019
- Citation
- 19196412
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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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for urinary incontinence and rectal dysfunction, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating under applicable criteria.
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