The Board has ordered further development due to pending issues regarding service connection for skin conditions and low sperm count, both potentially related to Agent Orange exposure. The case is being sent back for additional examinations and analysis.
The deciding factor: The appeal involves claims of service connection for hyperkeratosis of the skin and a disability manifested by low sperm count, both potentially linked to Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- hyperkeratosis of the skin, low sperm count
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 20, 2003
- Citation
- 0328072
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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 Board has granted service connection for sexual dysfunction, to include erectile dysfunction and low sperm count, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for erectile dysfunction and low sperm count, as the Rating Schedule does not provide for a compensable rating under Diagnostic Code 7522.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for a testicular disorder to obtain an adequate medical opinion that addresses the article cited by the Veteran's representative.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypogonadism, low testosterone, and low sperm count is denied as there is no evidence of a nexus between his current disability and his military service or any service-connected condition.
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