The Board has remanded the prostate disability claim due to insufficient information and a need for an addendum opinion from a VA examiner regarding the relationship between the Veteran's service, toxic exposure risk activities (TERA), and his prostate disability.
The deciding factor: The decision is remanded because there is insufficient evidence to determine if the Veteran's prostate disability is related to service or toxic exposures without additional medical examination and opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic prostatitis, benign prostatic hypertrophy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2023
- Citation
- 23056419
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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: Granted
The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions, including adjustment disorder, benign skin lesions, actinic keratosis, poikiloderma, porokeratosis, Parkinson's disease, benign prostatic hypertrophy, hypertension, increased urinary frequency, diverticulosis, duodenal ulcer, and bilateral cataracts are all granted due to exposure to herbicide agents, mustard gas, and ionizing radiation during service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to conflicting evidence regarding the nature of the Veteran's prostate condition and a need for further examination.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran is granted SMC at the enhanced R-1 rate due to his need for regular assistance with activities of daily living and a total disability rating, including service-connected conditions such as Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and PTSD.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for benign prostatic hypertrophy is denied as there is no evidence of a nexus between the condition and his military service, including exposure to toxic environmental toxins.,The Veteran's claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder is also denied. The Board found that the claimed condition was not incurred in or caused by service, and does not meet the secondary service connection criteria.
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