The Board has remanded the case for further development and evaluation of the Veteran's urinary tract disability, including a new VA examination. The issues include determining if the reduction in his urothelial carcinoma rating was proper and whether he should receive continued SMC based on housebound status.
The deciding factor: The current severity of the service-connected residuals of urothelial carcinoma needs to be assessed through a new VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- urinary tract disability, urothelial carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2020
- Citation
- 20002521
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.
- Denied
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- Granted
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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