The Board has remanded the case for further development to determine if the Veteran's numbness and temporary paralysis during sexual intercourse are related to his service-connected sarcoidosis or any other condition.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner could not provide a definitive opinion without resorting to speculation, due to lack of information about possible etiologies with none more likely than not the cause of the claimed disability.
- Claimed conditions
- numbness, temporary paralysis during sexual intercourse
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 8, 2011
- Citation
- 1141547
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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).
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