The Board has remanded the veteran's claims due to incomplete service records and the need for a VA examination.
The deciding factor: The case was remanded because the RO could not locate the veteran's service medical records, which are necessary to determine the etiology of his current groin problems. The examiner will be asked to consider whether these conditions are related to active duty service in Operation Desert Storm or any unverified ACDUTRA.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right inguinal hernia, right orchiectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 14, 2006
- Citation
- 0629048
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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- Denied
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