The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for a disability manifested by blood in urine, to include a kidney disability; a right thigh disability; and a respiratory disorder due to inadequate medical opinions. The Veteran is required to provide new medical opinions on these issues.
The deciding factor: The previous medical opinions were found to be inadequate as they did not provide sufficient rationale or consider all relevant evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"blood in urine","discovered_in_service":false,"post_service_diagnoses":["dysuria","urethritis","Peyronie's Disease","kidney disability"]}, {"condition_name":"right thigh pain","discovered_in_service":true,"post_service_diagnoses":["myofascial strain of the right thigh","swelling of the right thigh for three days that comes and goes"],"proximately_caused_by_service_connection":false}, {"condition_name":"respiratory disorder","discovered_in_service":true,"post_service_diagnoses":["asthma","bronchitis","reactive airways dysfunction"]}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 23, 2020
- Citation
- 20068897
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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