The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and evaluations.
The deciding factor: Further examination is required to determine the nature and etiology of any current disabilities related to the Veteran's claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of left gastrocnemius strain, varicocele of the left testicle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 30, 2016
- Citation
- 1626209
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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 Veteran's employment during the appeal period was full-time and his income exceeded the poverty threshold, making him unable to establish marginal employment. Therefore, he is not entitled to a TDIU.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, along with other disabilities including peripheral neuropathy and varicocele of the left testicle, renders him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including adenocarcinoma of the lung and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The decision also addressed issues related to fatigue, polycystic kidney disease, varicocele of the left testicle, epididymitis of the right testicle, and bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. No effective dates were assigned.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's varicocele of the left testicle was found to have first manifested during service, and his bilateral shoulder pain is related to service. Service connection for both conditions has been granted.
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