Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. §1151 for additional disability due to a prostatectomy, as there was a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding informed consent and the foreseeability of complications.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for an addendum VA opinion to fully address the Veteran's claim under 38 U.S.C. §1151, particularly concerning the foreseeability of incontinence as a complication of the prostatectomy.
- Claimed conditions
- Mixed urinary incontinence
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25019016
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