The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an increased rating for chronic urethritis and TDIU due to individual unemployability. The claims are being remanded for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records from May 2019 to the present and providing a medical opinion regarding the impact of the Veteran's service-connected chronic urethritis on his ability to work.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the current examination and previous examination results need to be considered in order to determine if the Veteran’s symptoms related to his service-connected chronic urethritis affect his ability to work.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic urethritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 31, 2019
- Citation
- 19196787
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Decisions by this judge: 2,316 · Granted: 43% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Board found that the Veteran's genitourinary condition, including chronic prostatitis, chronic urethritis, interstitial cystitis associated with chronic prostatitis and/or chronic urethritis, and pelvic pain syndrome associated with chronic prostatitis and/or chronic urethritis had its onset during service. As a result, the Veteran was granted service connection for these conditions.
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