The Board remands the claim for service connection of increased urinary frequency due to a need for an addendum medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The March 2023 VA examination is inadequate as it did not address the Veteran's lay statements and failed to consider his conceded TERA participation through his MOS of Force Protection Boat Coxswain aboard the U.S.S. George H.W. Bush.
- Claimed conditions
- increased urinary frequency
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25020753
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 785 · Granted: 34% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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 service connection claims for various conditions, including adjustment disorder, benign skin lesions, actinic keratosis, poikiloderma, porokeratosis, Parkinson's disease, benign prostatic hypertrophy, hypertension, increased urinary frequency, diverticulosis, duodenal ulcer, and bilateral cataracts are all granted due to exposure to herbicide agents, mustard gas, and ionizing radiation during service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, increased urinary frequency, and bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy is being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions. The earlier effective date for the grant of an increased evaluation for right and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy is also being remanded.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's current genitourinary disorder, including prostatitis and recurrent urinary tract infections, was not incurred during service and is unrelated to his active duty. The evidence does not support a finding of service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's right shoulder disability and migraines/chronic headaches are remanded for additional development due to insufficient opinions on the etiology of her conditions.
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