The Board has ordered a remand to obtain another supplemental medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's BPH with associated polyuria, which he alleges are secondary to his service-connected type 2 diabetes mellitus. The focus is on whether the Veteran's service-connected type 2 diabetes mellitus is aggravating his BPH, itself, not the polyuria associated with the BPH.
The deciding factor: The remand is required due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected type 2 diabetes mellitus is aggravating his BPH, itself, and not just the polyuria associated with the BPH.
- Claimed conditions
- benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH), polyuria
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 17, 2021
- Citation
- 21015545
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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
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