The Board has remanded the cases of meatal stenosis and BXO for further examination to determine their etiology and whether they are related to service.
The deciding factor: Further medical evaluation is needed to clarify the nature and cause of the claimed disabilities, including their relationship to active service.
- Claimed conditions
- meatal stenosis, balanitis xerotica obliterans (BXO)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 2, 2022
- Citation
- 22043715
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that there have been issues with the development of records and opinions related to the Veteran's claims for service connection. The GERD, OSA, headaches, and BXO claims are all remanded for further development.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome was dismissed. The appeals for gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD), diarrhea, left knee disability, headaches, obstructive sleep apnea, vitiligo, and balanitis xerotica obliterans (BXO) were remanded.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's genitourinary disability, claimed as urinary stricture and meatal stenosis, is not related to his active service. The VA examiners concluded that any current condition is more likely due to BPH (benign prostatic hypertrophy) rather than a service-related issue.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for meatal stenosis, finding that his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation.
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