The veteran's claim is being remanded for a VA examination to determine the current severity of his impotence and any resulting deformity. The case will be re-adjudicated after the examination.
The deciding factor: The evidence currently of record is not sufficient to properly rate the veteran's disability, as it does not contain sufficient detail regarding the nature and severity of his impotence and erectile/penis deformity.
- Claimed conditions
- impotence, erectile/penis deformity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 18, 2006
- Citation
- 0601460
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.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for various conditions, including impotence, headaches, cervical spine degenerative joint disease, and peripheral neuropathy of both upper and lower extremities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a respiratory condition, diabetes, high blood pressure, sleep apnea, and impotence to ensure VA satisfies its duty to assist by providing the Veteran with VA examinations.
- Dismissed
The veteran's appeal for service connection for multiple conditions was dismissed because the veteran requested to withdraw the appeal.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for impotence as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hypertension, but remanded claims for a right foot disorder and left foot disorder.
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