The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claims of entitlement to service connection for loss of use of a creative organ and for a nervous disorder, both claimed as secondary to service-connected eczema. The claim of entitlement to service connection for a nervous disorder is being remanded for additional development.
The deciding factor: The new evidence includes medical records documenting the veteran's history of genitourinary symptoms dating back to shortly after his military service and linking these symptoms to his service, as well as testimony from the veteran regarding the impact of his skin condition on his mental health. This evidence is sufficient to reopen both claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Swelling of the left lower extremity, Loss of use of a creative organ (bilateral atrophic testicles, hydrocelectomy, post-operative sterility), Nervous disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 23, 2008
- Citation
- 0820457
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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
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- Partly granted
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