The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient competent medical evidence and unresolved issues regarding service connection for urinary tract infection residuals, including internal bleeding and kidney problems. The Veteran's exposure to herbicides in Vietnam is also under review.
The deciding factor: Insufficient medical evidence to make a decision on the claim of service connection for urinary tract infection residuals.
- Claimed conditions
- urinary tract infection (UTI) residuals, internal bleeding, kidney problems
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 20, 2020
- Citation
- 20035153
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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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