The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error in the previous VA examination, and will need to schedule an in-person examination for the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The previous VA examiner's opinion was inadequate as it lacked sufficient information regarding the Veteran's medical history and did not provide a clear diagnosis or etiology of his urinary frequency condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Urinary Frequency
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 14, 2026
- Citation
- A26034247
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Denied
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- Denied
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- Denied
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