The Veteran's bowel and urinary problems are a result of the June 2009 surgeries at VA, but it is unclear if these issues were caused by carelessness or negligence on the part of VA. The Board has ordered a medical opinion to clarify this.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not clearly establish whether the Veteran's bowel and urinary problems are due to carelessness or negligence from VA in providing the surgery.
- Claimed conditions
- bowel problems, urinary frequency
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 5, 2026
- Citation
- A26010826
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, sleep apnea, post-traumatic stress disorder, and urinary frequency as there is no competent evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied service connection for urinary frequency, as secondary to hypertension and non-service-connected diabetes mellitus type II. The other claims are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for urinary frequency as there is no evidence of a current disability or persistent symptoms related to service.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches and urinary frequency, finding no current diagnoses or evidence of a relationship to service.
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