The Board has found a duty to assist error in the initial rating decision for DM2 and remanded the case to obtain additional medical evidence regarding the Veteran's nocturia and BPH with LUTS.
The deciding factor: The VA examination report did not adequately consider all of the Veteran's symptomology associated with DM2, including his nocturia and BPH with LUTS.
- Claimed conditions
- Type II Diabetes Mellitus (DM2), Nocturia, Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia with Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (BPH with LUTS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 18, 2026
- Citation
- A26014970
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for nocturia as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric and lower back disabilities.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim of service connection for urinary frequency and nocturia, as secondary to his service-connected obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), due to incomplete VA medical opinions regarding causation and aggravation.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected obstructive sleep apnea and nocturia prevent him from securing and maintaining a substantially gainful occupation, warranting a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that there is a pre-decisional duty to assist error in the AOJ's decision and remands the case for further action, including obtaining an addendum medical opinion.
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