The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service records and a need for further development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding whether the testicular cancer is related to trauma in service.
The deciding factor: The absence of service medical records makes it impossible to determine if there was a traumatic injury in service that could have caused the subsequent testicular cancer.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of testicular cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2005
- Citation
- 0502870
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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 Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of testicular cancer and erectile dysfunction are being remanded due to the need to verify his exposure during active duty.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for residuals of testicular cancer, finding that the evidence was in approximate balance and warranting the benefit of the doubt.
- Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of March 20, 2018 for service connection for residuals of testicular cancer and left groin scars.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error, and will consider any additional evidence submitted after the May 2023 decision. The Veteran's testicular cancer is being examined for its etiology, including potential herbicide exposure.
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