The Veteran's service-connected urethral stricture and right shoulder disability are being remanded for further review. The appeal also includes a request to reopen the claim for chronic kidney disease, which is related to the urethral stricture.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support higher ratings for either condition based on current criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- Urethral Stricture, Right Shoulder Calcific Tendonitis/Bursitis and Acromioclavicular Osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 28, 2024
- Citation
- 24013312
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 70 percent for generalized anxiety disorder, denied compensable ratings for external hemorrhoids and sinusitis, granted service connection for migraine headaches secondary to sinusitis, and granted service connection for left foot and left shoulder conditions. The claims for increased ratings for urethral stricture, lumbosacral strain, and ulnar neuropathy were remanded.
- Granted
The Board has granted a rating of 20 percent for the Veteran's erectile dysfunction with urethral stricture, finding that nerve damage from his prostatectomy constitutes an internal penile deformity.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his cerebral vascular accident residuals and peripheral neuropathy, rendered him in need of aid and attendance prior to July 22, 2016. Since then, he has required assistance due to the severity of his conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss prior to November 4, 2016 was denied. The Board also found that the Veteran's urethral stricture is not service-connected due to lack of evidence linking it to his in-service condition. Both issues are remanded.
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