The Board remands the claim for service connection for urinary frequency to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding its etiology, specifically whether it was caused or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and GERD.
The deciding factor: A remand is necessary due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error in obtaining an appropriate medical opinion addressing both causation and aggravation of urinary frequency by the Veteran's service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Urinary frequency
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25053690
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
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