The Veteran's claim for service connection for an unauthorized vasectomy is being remanded due to the need for a medical examination to determine if he has any current disabilities related to his in-service surgery.
The deciding factor: The case was remanded because there are insufficient competent medical evidence to decide the claim and VA has a duty to provide a medical examination where there is an indication that the disability is associated with service.
- Claimed conditions
- penis disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 17, 2015
- Citation
- 1530656
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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: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a penis disability, including erectile dysfunction and Peyronie's disease, as secondary to his service-connected disabilities (fecal leakage and major depressive disorder). The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to service or any event of service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate examination and opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's penis disability, including erectile dysfunction. A new examination is needed to determine if any service-connected disabilities are causing or aggravating this condition.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service connection claim for hypertension is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability, and the Board finds that any hypertension diagnosed post-service is not related to his military service.,The Veteran's service connection claim for a penis disability is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability, and the Board finds that any penis disability diagnosed post-service is not related to his military service.,The Veteran's service connection claim for psychiatric disorder (depressive disorder due to another medical condition with depressed features) is granted as it is proximately due to or the result of his service-connected tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and hepatitis C.,The Veteran's service connection claim for hepatitis C is granted based on new evidence that reopened the previously denied claim.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for a penis disability and an increased rating for his right inguinal hernia are being remanded. Additionally, the issue of whether new and material evidence has been presented to reopen his claim for service connection for depression is also being remanded.
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