The Veteran's claim for service connection for a bladder disability has been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The Board finds that VA treatment records from Canton, Parma, or Cleveland need to be obtained as they are relevant to the Veteran's claim.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was submitted which relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim for service connection for a bladder disability (material element of the claim).
- Claimed conditions
- Bladder disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 18, 2022
- Citation
- 22009851
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a bladder disability but denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and a depressive disorder.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a bladder disability, gynecological condition, right ankle disability, and lower back disability as these conditions are not related to an in-service injury, disease, or event.
- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal was denied for an earlier effective date prior to November 14, 2023, for the grant of a 70 percent rating for PTSD. The issues related to initial ratings and service connection were remanded.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including a bladder disability, PTSD, and tinnitus, rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation from September 6, 2016 to March 21, 2024.
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