The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's bladder condition is secondary to his service-connected back disability. The Veteran contends that his bladder issues are related to his spine surgery and multiple medications.
The deciding factor: The January 2018 VA examination did not address the January 2016 urology diagnosis of LUTS, which may affect the determination of secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Bladder condition, Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 24, 2023
- Citation
- 23023514
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), a bowel condition, and a bladder condition. The Board found no evidence of a current disability for these conditions and concluded that any relationship to service is not supported by the medical evidence.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for a bladder condition, finding that the evidence is not persuasive in establishing a relationship to service or secondary to a service-connected disability.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's acquired psychiatric condition is related to active service and the claim for this condition is granted. The bladder condition claim is remanded as a VA examination is needed.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's bladder condition was granted service connection secondary to his back condition, effective from June 26, 2013.
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