The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for urinary tract infections (UTIs) as there was no evidence to support a nexus between her current condition and her military service.
The deciding factor: The March 2023 VA examiner opined that the Veteran's recurrent urinary tract infections are not related to her military service, and this opinion is considered the deciding factor in denying the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- urinary tract infections (UTIs)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25011372
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 178 · Granted: 37% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a compensable rating for urinary tract infections (UTIs) as the evidence did not support recurrent symptomatic infection requiring one to two hospitalizations per year or suppressive drug therapy lasting 6 months or longer.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, a compensable rating for UTIs, and an increased rating for the psychiatric disorder. The claims for hypertension, shin splints, left shoulder disability, and neck disability were remanded.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for chronic headaches, UTIs, left knee arthritis, tinnitus, bilateral plantar fasciitis, and a low back condition due to new and material evidence. These issues are being remanded for further development.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to lack of substantial compliance with previous remand directives. The Veteran's genitourinary disorders, including hypospadias and associated conditions like ED, voiding dysfunction, epididymitis, and UTIs, are being reviewed for service connection.
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