The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence provided by the Veteran, and an addendum medical opinion is needed to determine if the Veteran's current prostate disability arose during service or is otherwise related to service.
The deciding factor: The new information from the Veteran suggests that his prostate problems may have started before he was discharged from military service, which could affect the determination of whether they are related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- benign prostate hypertrophy, chronic stress incontinence
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20081117
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.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for enlarged liver (fatty infiltration), benign prostate hypertrophy, and tinea versicolor as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for benign prostate hypertrophy, finding that it is aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and initial ratings, as well as service connection for various conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, diverticulitis, obstructive sleep apnea, and benign prostate hypertrophy to ensure adequate medical opinions are obtained.
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