The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinion regarding service connection for loss of control of bodily function, which may be related to a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion did not address specific facts surrounding the Veteran’s condition and internal inconsistencies in an April 2015 VA medical opinion were not resolved.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of control of bodily function
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 22, 2020
- Citation
- 20049033
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for loss of control of bodily function, including bladder and bowel incontinence, finding that it was not caused or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for loss of control of bodily function, including bladder and bowel incontinence, is being remanded due to the need for a clarifying medical opinion regarding whether his condition is caused or aggravated by his service-connected hypertension.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's urinary and fecal incontinence is at least as likely as not aggravated by his service-connected spine disabilities.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for loss of control of bodily function, diabetes mellitus, and myofacial cervical and lumbar spine syndrome. The decision found that there was no direct relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
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