The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for urinary tract infections from August 29, 2009 to December 19, 2013 and September 8, 2014 to July 14, 2020 is being remanded due to inadequate examination reports.,The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for urinary tract infections from September 26, 2019 to July 14, 2020 is also being remanded due to inadequate examination reports.
The deciding factor: The AOJ did not obtain adequate examination reports regarding the severity of the Veteran's urinary tract infections during the specified time periods.
- Claimed conditions
- Urinary Tract Infections
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 14, 2026
- Citation
- A26034003
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran's urinary disability, including incontinence and recurrent urinary tract infections, is granted as service-connected.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of August 28, 2007, for the assignment of a 40 percent rating for interstitial cystitis has been granted.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for an initial compensable evaluation for chronic anemia was dismissed. The Board granted service connection for a bladder disorder, urinary tract infections, and BPH as secondary to his service-connected HIV+.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development and adjudication, including a new VA examination to address the link between urinary tract infections and the Veteran's death. The DIC claim is also on hold due to the need for an SOC.
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