The Board has decided the case is remanded for additional development, including obtaining a new medical opinion on whether urinary frequency is related to service-connected disabilities and if those disabilities are a 'but-for' cause of the Veteran's urinary frequency.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for a new medical opinion using the but-for causation standard as established in Spicer v. McDonough, 61 F.4th 1360 (Fed. Cir. 2023).
- Claimed conditions
- urinary frequency
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 29, 2023
- Citation
- 23054541
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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.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, sleep apnea, post-traumatic stress disorder, and urinary frequency as there is no competent evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied service connection for urinary frequency, as secondary to hypertension and non-service-connected diabetes mellitus type II. The other claims are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for urinary frequency as there is no evidence of a current disability or persistent symptoms related to service.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches and urinary frequency, finding no current diagnoses or evidence of a relationship to service.
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