The Veteran's appeal for increased evaluations of his service-connected urinary stricture disability is remanded due to the need for a more contemporaneous examination and consideration of additional VA outpatient treatment records.
The deciding factor: The current evaluation does not reflect the severity of the Veteran's urinary stricture disability, necessitating further medical assessment.
- Claimed conditions
- urinary stricture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 11, 2023
- Citation
- 23055663
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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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal, requesting to withdraw all pending claims.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection of various conditions, including Lyme disease, respiratory disability, endocarditis, gall bladder condition, chronic diarrhea, urinary stricture, and joint pain. Service connection was granted for a neurological disability due to an undiagnosed illness.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for urinary stricture and kidney disorder are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a new examination by a urologist.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has ordered a remand to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's urinary stricture and kidney disability, as well as whether these conditions are related to service.
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