The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a VA examination to determine the etiology of any right testis disability and whether it is related to his service-connected left testicular hydrocele.
The deciding factor: Further evaluation is needed to determine if the Veteran's current right testis disabilities are related to his service or service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- right atrophic testis, hydrocele
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 20, 2012
- Citation
- 1202144
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim of service connection for hydrocele due to incomplete medical history and inadequate VA examination. The case is being sent back for an addendum opinion from a clinician regarding the etiology of the Veteran's hydrocele.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's hydrocele disability. The Veteran is seeking service connection for this condition, which he contends is related to his hernia disability.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for his testicle conditions (hydrocele and epidydimal cysts) due to insufficient evidence regarding the extent of atrophy in his testicles. The case is being returned to the AOJ for additional development.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claimed conditions, including kidney stones, chronic kidney disease, microscopic hematuria, benign prostatic hyperplasia, and hydrocele, were not shown to have originated during active service. The Board denied the claim for service connection as there was no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and active duty.
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