The Board has decided to remand the case due to duty-to-assist errors, including inadequate opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's urinary condition and his service-connected peripheral neuropathies.
The deciding factor: The VA opinions were found to be inadequate as they did not address whether the Veteran's urinary condition was secondary to his service-connected peripheral neuropathies or if it could have been aggravated by them.
- Claimed conditions
- Urinary condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 24, 2026
- Citation
- A26016315
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection are not properly before it due to procedural errors and remanded for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination.
- Partly granted
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- Denied
The Board has determined that there is no competent medical evidence of a diagnosed urinary condition, and thus the Veteran's claim for service connection for a urinary condition is denied.
- Partly granted
The Board has denied service connection for various conditions, including urinary condition, skin condition, jock itch, costochondritis, and sleep disorder. The claims for left wrist disability, right wrist disability, right forearm scar, and abdominal condition are remanded for further development.
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