The Board has remanded the case for further development, including additional examinations and consideration of the Veteran's claims.
The deciding factor: The Court found deficiencies in the previous decision and ordered further proceedings consistent with its memorandum decisions.
- Claimed conditions
- gastrointestinal disability, sexual dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 7, 2010
- Citation
- 1013201
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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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for sexual dysfunction, to include erectile dysfunction and low sperm count, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.
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