The Board has ordered a VA examination to determine if the veteran's loss of his right testicle is related to service, specifically mumps he had in service.
The deciding factor: The examiner will assess whether it is at least as likely as not that the veteran's loss of a right testicle was caused by having mumps during military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Loss of right testicle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 8, 2008
- Citation
- 0830382
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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 Veteran's loss of right testicle was not caused by VA's failure to exercise the expected degree of care, negligence, or lack of proper skill. The event (testicular ischemia) was reasonably foreseeable.
- Denied
The Veteran's initial compensable rating for loss of the right testicle is denied, and his TDIU is also denied.
- Granted
The Veteran's loss of a right testicle is granted compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151, and the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability (including PTSD and depression) is remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection for an eye disorder and bilateral hearing loss. The remaining issues of service connection for various disabilities are remanded for further development.
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