The Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 C.F.R. § 1151 are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and opinion regarding his claimed disabilities, including atrial fibrillation, loss of muscle use in the abdomen, tissue damage in the right hip, nerve damage in the right groin to the right knee, and sore testes and penile deformity with erectile dysfunction.
The deciding factor: The claims require further evaluation due to new contentions raised by the Veteran and the need for a comprehensive medical examination to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- atriial fibrillation, loss of muscle use in the abdomen, tissue damage in the right hip, nerve damage in the right groin to the right knee, sore testes and penile deformity with erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 2, 2011
- Citation
- 1104228
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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.
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