The Board has remanded the case due to a duty-to-assist error and an inadequate rationale in the VA examiner's opinion. The Veteran is requested to undergo another examination to determine if his current urinary tract disability is related to service.
The deciding factor: The previous medical opinion did not provide sufficient rationale for its conclusion, leading to remand for further clarification of the continuity of symptoms since service and a new opinion on the etiology of the condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Urinary tract disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 23, 2024
- Citation
- A24020485
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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.
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a urinary tract disability and nephrolithiasis (kidney stones) due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
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