The veteran's claim for an initial compensable disability rating for his service-connected surgical removal of the left testicle is being remanded due to inadequate examination and need for further development. Additionally, he requested service connection for his right testicle as secondary to his left testicle.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner needs to determine if the veteran's right testicle is nonfunctioning and assess any other impairment associated with the surgical removal of the left testicle.
- Claimed conditions
- surgical removal of the left testicle, right testicle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 1, 2005
- Citation
- 0517996
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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 remanded the case due to insufficient information regarding the functionality of the Veteran's right testicle, which is necessary for determining a proper rating.
- Denied
The Board finds that the evidence does not support a finding of service connection for removal of the right testicle, and therefore denies the claim.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran is seeking service connection for lymphoma of the right testicle, which he claims was caused by exposure to ionizing radiation during his military service. The VA has requested additional records and a dose estimate from the Under Secretary for Health but has not yet completed these steps.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of cold injuries to the right foot, left hand, left foot, and right testicle. The attorney is not entitled to payment of fees based on this decision.
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