The Board remands the claims for service connection for neurogenic bladder and chronic kidney disease to obtain additional medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The previous VA examinations were found inadequate due to their failure to provide a positive nexus opinion within the required standard of at least as likely as not, and for failing to address the Veteran's statements adequately.
- Claimed conditions
- neurogenic bladder, chronic kidney disease (CKD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 3, 2025
- Citation
- 25004598
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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- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a neurogenic bladder as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar strain.
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