The Board has decided that the Veteran's prostate cancer residuals do not meet the criteria for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151, and has remanded the service connection claim for asthma.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no evidence of a urethral sphincter injury caused by the surgery, and concluded that urinary incontinence was not proximately caused by carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, or similar instance of fault on the part of VA.
- Claimed conditions
- asthma, prostate cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 20, 2021
- Citation
- 21023369
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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.
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the cases of sleep apnea and asthma due to a failure to provide proper notice for a hearing.
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