The Board remands the claim for service connection for urinary voiding and benign prostate hypertrophy to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: The June 2023 VA medical opinion is inadequate as it did not provide a reasoned medical explanation connecting the Veteran's BPH to his in-service prostatitis, and there was no specific TERA analysis provided.
- Claimed conditions
- urinary voiding, benign prostate hypertrophy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25032925
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 Board granted service connection for enlarged liver (fatty infiltration), benign prostate hypertrophy, and tinea versicolor as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for benign prostate hypertrophy, finding that it is aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and initial ratings, as well as service connection for various conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, diverticulitis, obstructive sleep apnea, and benign prostate hypertrophy to ensure adequate medical opinions are obtained.
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