The Veteran's urethral disorder, including pan-urethral stricture disease, is not proximately due to carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment or similar instance of fault on the part of VA and is not the result of an event that was not reasonably foreseeable.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's urethral disorder was less likely than not caused by VA treatment, including changes in his catheter lubricant prescription.
- Claimed conditions
- urethral disorder, pan-urethral stricture disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 5, 2023
- Citation
- A23027673
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What this means for you
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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).
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