The Veteran's claims for initial evaluations of his service-connected amoebiasis and left testicle varicocele are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations.
The deciding factor: Additional medical examination is required to assess the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- amoebiasis, left testicle varicocele
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2009
- Citation
- 0947565
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied a compensable evaluation for the Veteran's left testicle varicocele, finding that there was no evidence of atrophy or removal of both testicles to warrant such an evaluation.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's death was caused by pneumonia due to or as a consequence of renal failure. The service-connected conditions, including PTSD, degenerative disc disease, and hypertension, substantially contributed to the cause of his death.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for an initial compensable rating for the service-connected left testicle varicocele, and the appeal is dismissed.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for left testicle varicocele due to inadequate response from a VA medical opinion. The case must be returned for further evaluation and clarification of which symptoms are at least as likely as not attributable to the Veteran's service-connected condition.
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