The Veteran's earlier effective date claims for overactive bladder and ED have been withdrawn. The Board has also granted service connection for hypertension and fecal incontinence.,The Veteran's bilateral hip disabilities (left and right hips) are remanded for further development as the VA examination is inadequate to address secondary aggravation or direct service connection.,The Veteran's scars, related to his right total hip arthroplasty, are also remanded for a more current evaluation.,The Veteran's erectile dysfunction claim is remanded due to the lack of recent medical evidence and an updated examination.
The deciding factor: The earlier effective date claims have been withdrawn by the Veteran or his representative. The Board has found that the Veteran conceded the assigned effective dates for these claims.,The VA examiner's opinion was inadequate as it did not address secondary aggravation or direct service connection. Therefore, further development is needed to determine if the hip disabilities are caused or aggravated by the Veteran's back disability.,The remanded claim for scars requires a more current evaluation due to the passage of time since the last examination and the Veteran's reported worsening condition.,The remanded erectile dysfunction claim requires an updated VA examination as it has been over four years since the last examination, which may not reflect the current severity of the disability.
- Claimed conditions
- overactive bladder, ed (erectile dysfunction), hypertension, fecal incontinence, degenerative arthritis of the left hip, right hip disability (osteoarthritis status post total hip arthroplasty), scars, to include secondary to right total hip arthroplasty
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 25, 2022
- Citation
- 22042273
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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.
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