The Veteran's claim for service connection for urinary frequency and nocturia is remanded due to a lack of an opinion on whether his sleep apnea has aggravated these conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not provide an opinion on the aggravation of the Veteran's urinary frequency by his service-connected sleep apnea.
- Claimed conditions
- Urinary frequency, Nocturia
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 5, 2024
- Citation
- A24080933
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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