The Board remands the case for additional development and adjudication due to an inadequate VA medical opinion regarding the Veteran's service connection claim for a disorder manifested by blood in urine, including Peyronie's disease as secondary to service-connected erectile dysfunction.
The deciding factor: The May 2022 VA examiner did not provide adequate rationale for the conclusions regarding Peyronie's disease and did not address the aggravation prong of secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- blood in urine, kidney disorder, dysuria, urethritis, Peyronie's disease, benign microscopic hematuria, urinary tract infection
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 5, 2023
- Citation
- 23000810
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
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