The Board has ordered a remand due to the need for an expert medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's genitourinary disorder is at least as likely as not caused or aggravated by his service-connected bilateral lower extremity pain, numbness, and tingling disabilities.
The deciding factor: The remand is required because the prior VA examination did not provide a medical expert opinion addressing the etiology of the Veteran’s genitourinary disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- genitourinary disorder, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 10, 2021
- Citation
- 21013923
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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: Granted
The Veteran's BPH is found to be related to his service-connected hypertension and cardiovascular disabilities, thus granting service connection for BPH on a secondary basis.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for BPH due to insufficient evidence regarding its relationship to his service-connected hypertension. The AOJ is instructed to obtain a medical opinion addressing whether BPH was caused or aggravated by his hypertension.
- Whole decision: Granted
Service connection for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is granted as secondary to the service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II. Other conditions are denied.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's chronic kidney disease, stage 3, with anemia is granted as service connected due to exposure to Agent Orange. The claim for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is remanded.
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