The Board remands the claim for service connection for frequent urination to obtain a VA examination and opinion.
The deciding factor: Further development is necessary as the Veteran has not been provided with a relevant VA examination, and an examination is warranted based on his reported symptoms and treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- frequent urination
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2024
- Citation
- 24001658
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 denied the veteran's claims for service connection, higher ratings, and earlier effective dates, as well as dismissed his claim for a TDIU.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew the appeal for all service connection claims, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review these matters.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a more thorough medical examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's urinary frequency with incontinence, including whether it is related to service or aggravated by her service-connected depression.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a disability manifested by frequent urination, finding that the evidence did not support the existence of such a disability during or approximate to the pendency of the claim.
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