The Board has decided to remand the case due to errors in obtaining VA medical records and conducting a VA examination. The Veteran's urinary disorder is being reviewed again, along with his service-connected obstructive sleep apnea.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on pre-decisional errors regarding the availability of certain medical records and the need for an appropriate VA examination to clarify the etiology of the Veteran's urinary disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Urinary Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 24, 2024
- Citation
- A24060103
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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.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for Erectile Dysfunction (ED) has been denied.,Service connection for a urinary disorder is granted, with the condition being caused by a service-connected disability.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for hypertension and the low back disability were dismissed. The claims for service connection for urinary disorder, bowel disorder, and headaches secondary to the low back disability were all denied.
- Granted
The Veteran's urinary disorder is granted as secondary to his service-connected gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The skin rash claim is denied. Bilateral elbow and shoulder disorders are not related to service or the service-connected cervical spine disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded three issues: service connection for a urinary disorder secondary to prostate disability, a compensable rating for erectile dysfunction, and an effective date prior to July 30, 2012, for the grant of service connection for prostate cancer.
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