The Board has remanded the case due to unclear findings regarding the Veteran's voiding interval and need for complete emptying within a 10-15 minute period. Additional development is required.
The deciding factor: There are conflicting interpretations of the October 2014 VA examiner's findings on the Veteran's voiding interval and need for complete emptying, requiring clarification to determine the severity of his service-connected stricture of urethra condition.
- Claimed conditions
- stricture of urethra
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2020
- Citation
- 20004704
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for stricture of urethra, claimed as urinary tract infection, due to inadequate medical opinion and failure to consider the Veteran's lay statements.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that a VA examination is needed to determine the etiology of the Veteran's current genitourinary conditions and their relationship to service. The appeal will be remanded for this purpose.
- Denied
The Board denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for stricture of urethra from September 4, 2014, to February 3, 2020, and denied a rating in excess of 40 percent afterwards. The Veteran's condition did not meet the criteria for higher ratings based on his voiding dysfunction.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for stricture of urethra with recurrent prostatitis was denied. The appeal for service connection for scleroderma and fungus of the nails is remanded.
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