The Board has remanded the claim for an overactive bladder due to conflicting medical opinions and a need for further examination.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on conflicting medical opinions and the need for additional evidence, specifically another VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- overactive bladder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 26, 2023
- Citation
- 23024162
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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 service connection for overactive bladder and bilateral foot conditions (plantar fasciitis and hallux valgus) as there is no persuasive evidence that these conditions began during active service or are related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded both claims of entitlement to an extraschedular rating for migraine headaches and service connection for overactive bladder, as the evidence is insufficient to determine if these conditions are related or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected migraines.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded two issues: entitlement to an extraschedular rating for migraine headaches and service connection for overactive bladder, which the Veteran claims is secondary to his migraine headaches. The Veteran's reports of pain spreading from his head to his hand and arm are being referred for clarification by a VA examiner. Additionally, the issue of whether the Veteran's overactive bladder condition has been aggravated by his migraine headache disability is also being referred.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for overactive bladder and dysuria is being remanded due to the inadequacy of a previous VA medical opinion. The new examination will assess whether her current symptoms are related to her period of service.
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