The Veteran's service-connected detrusor instability is currently rated at 20 percent prior to December 3, 2021 and 40 percent from that date. The Board finds there was not substantial compliance with the September 2021 remand directives due to inadequate consideration of lay evidence.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not fully address the Veteran's lay statements regarding his symptoms, which were the bases for the prior remand.
- Claimed conditions
- detrusor instability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 25, 2022
- Citation
- 22017540
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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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating prior to April 7, 2022, for detrusor instability has been dismissed as the Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's genitourinary disabilities and his service, including exposure to jet fuel. The examiner is asked to provide a more detailed opinion on whether these conditions are related to in-service events or service-connected PTSD with depression or DM.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied service connection for otitis externa and has remanded the issue of service connection for a genitourinary disability, including benign prostatic hypertrophy, epididymitis, overactive bladder, neurogenic bladder, and/or detrusor instability.
- Granted
The Board found that the Veteran's NOD was timely filed due to VA mailing the notification letter to an incorrect address, and thus granted her appeal for service connection on some conditions but denied it for others.
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