The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's neurogenic bowel and bladder condition, which may be related to her service-connected fibromyalgia.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinions relied on outdated information and did not consider the Veteran's current diagnosis of neurogenic bowel since July 2023.
- Claimed conditions
- neurogenic bowel, bladder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2026
- Citation
- A26005626
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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
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