The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for blood in urine due to conflicting medical opinions and a need for clarification of whether the condition had its onset during service or is otherwise caused by service. The case will be returned to the VA examiner for further evaluation.
The deciding factor: Conflicting medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's blood in urine condition require additional examination and opinion from a different VA examiner.
- Claimed conditions
- Blood in urine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 17, 2021
- Citation
- 21015411
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at a non-VA facility due to blood in his urine was granted, as the services were rendered during a medical emergency and no VA facility was feasibly available.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and enlarged prostate, as there was no evidence of a current disability or a link to in-service exposure. The claims for blood in urine, sleep apnea, and right leg pain were remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claim due to insufficient evidence, and a medical opinion is needed regarding whether the Veteran's hernia repair surgery caused additional disabilities such as blood in urine and stool.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's bladder cancer and blood in urine are being remanded for further examination to determine their relationship to service, with a focus on whether they are related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.
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