The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions and potential TERA exposure, requiring further examination and analysis.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's urinary disability and whether it is related to his Gulf War service.
- Claimed conditions
- Urinary disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 18, 2024
- Citation
- A24066987
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,726 · Granted: 19% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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