The Board has remanded the case for a supplemental opinion from the VA examiner regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected right-sided orchialgia renders him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
The deciding factor: The remand is due to the need for a thorough and well-reasoned rationale addressing employability, as per the July 2012 directive from the Board.
- Claimed conditions
- right-sided orchialgia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 18, 2013
- Citation
- 1313004
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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.
- Denied
The Veteran's right-sided orchialgia does not prevent him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment, and therefore the criteria for entitlement to TDIU are not satisfied.
- Denied
The Veteran's right-sided orchialgia is manifested by chronic pain and swelling requiring long-term drug therapy, but does not meet the criteria for a higher initial rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's claim for a higher initial evaluation for right-sided orchialgia is being remanded to the RO for further development and consideration.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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