The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for a genitourinary disability, urethritis due to an inadequate medical opinion and the need for additional development.
The deciding factor: The June 2021 examiner's opinion was found to be inadequate as it did not address the Veteran's reported symptoms and lay evidence, and the Board requires a new addendum opinion to properly evaluate the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- genitourinary disability, urethritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2024
- Citation
- 24001670
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 claim for service connection for a genitourinary disability due to insufficient evidence of a current disability.
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- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, but denied service connection for urethritis, residuals of right lateral thigh contusion, and sinusitis.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including left and right ankle disabilities, an acquired psychiatric disability, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a traumatic brain injury, and various other disabilities.
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