The Veteran's claim for service connection for urinary dysfunction, claimed as secondary to his service-connected sleep apnea, is being remanded due to duty-to-assist errors. The Board requires a VA examination by a urologist to determine if the Veteran's urinary dysfunction was caused or aggravated by his service-connected sleep apnea.
The deciding factor: The claim must be returned for a VA examination by a urologist to assess whether the Veteran's urinary dysfunction is related to his service-connected sleep apnea.
- Claimed conditions
- Urinary Dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2024
- Citation
- A24077273
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran's urinary dysfunction, including urinary frequency and nocturia, is granted as secondary to his service-connected obstructive sleep apnea. The reduction of the rating for hemorrhoids from 10% to noncompensable effective March 31, 2021, was upheld.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that there is a pre-decisional duty to assist error in the AOJ's decision and remands the case for further action, including obtaining an addendum medical opinion.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for urinary dysfunction disability, finding that it is proximately due to or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected obstructive sleep apnea.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has vacated its August 2022 decision denying the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for urinary dysfunction due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error and remanded the matter for further development.
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