The Veteran's claim for service connection for Peyronie's Disease, as secondary to his service-connected right inguinal hernia repair, is being remanded due to the need to obtain Social Security Administration (SSA) records.
The deciding factor: VA has a duty to obtain SSA records when it has actual notice that the Veteran is receiving SSA benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- Peyronie's Disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 13, 2010
- Citation
- 1034261
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to PTSD, denied service connection for Peyronie's disease and TBI, readjudicated the prior denials of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, cervical spine disability, left hand tremors, right hand tremors, head tremors, and denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for urinary incontinence or a bladder injury and fecal incontinence as resulting from a February 2017 inguinal hernia surgery at a VA facility. The Board also reinstated the ratings for left hip strain, right hip strain, and left knee strain.
- Granted
The Veteran's erectile dysfunction, including his Peyronie's Disease, is granted a 20% rating effective January 25, 2019. The claim for an initial rating in excess of 0% is denied.
- Granted
The Veteran was granted service connection for Peyronie's Disease and Erectile Dysfunction, along with special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ, effective November 14, 2016. The appellant is entitled to attorney fees for the past-due benefits awarded in February 2023.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the VA did not make reasonable efforts to obtain relevant private medical records, including from the Pine Bluff Arsenal. The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded for further development.
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