The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to a VCAA notice deficiency regarding the increased rating claim for his left testicle disability.
The deciding factor: There was a failure to provide proper VCAA notification regarding the increased rating claim for the veteran's left testicle disability.
- Claimed conditions
- left testicle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 15, 2007
- Citation
- 0718010
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for initial compensable ratings for left testicular cancer and left testicle orchiectomy, finding that there was no evidence of voiding dysfunction or renal dysfunction during the period on appeal.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeal due to a withdrawal request from the appellant's representative.
- Dismissed
The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death.
- Partly granted
The Board has reopened the claim for service connection due to new and material evidence, but it remains unclear whether the veteran's conditions are related to his military service.
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