The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's enlarged prostate was caused by his conceded herbicide exposure. The VA needs to obtain an addendum opinion from a qualified examiner.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for a more specific and conclusive medical opinion regarding the cause of the Veteran's condition.
- Claimed conditions
- enlarged prostate
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 27, 2022
- Citation
- 22036751
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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 has been dismissed due to his death. The claims for service connection and rating of various conditions have not progressed further.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for hypertension and enlarged prostate, finding that the Veteran did not serve in the Korean DMZ or otherwise expose to herbicide agents during his active duty. The evidence did not support a nexus between the conditions and service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for an enlarged prostate, incontinence, and steroid-induced diabetes mellitus type II are being remanded due to the AOJ not considering his private treatment records.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for an enlarged prostate, a skin condition (papulosquamous dermatitis), and a peripheral nerve injury of the thumb and elbow due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service or any other relevant factors.
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