The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional treatment records and for a VA examination regarding his penile deformity. The PTSD claim will be adjudicated based on the current evidence.
The deciding factor: The case was remanded due to the need for updated treatment records and an examination related to the Veteran's penile deformity.
- Claimed conditions
- penile deformity, heart palpitations
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 13, 2017
- Citation
- 1727187
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board dismissed the appeals for heart palpitations, left shoulder disability, and right shoulder disability. The appeal for a right knee disability is remanded.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal before the Board could make a decision on the claims. The Board dismissed the appeal as a result.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for chronic kidney disease, sleep apnea, systemic lupus erythematosus (autoimmune disease), neuropathy, heart palpitations, COPD, and PTSD due to exposure to herbicide agents or other chemicals used to spray foliage during his service in Korea. The AOJ is instructed to make reasonable efforts to obtain community care treatment records, develop the Veteran's reported in-service stressor, and schedule a VA examination for COPD.
- Granted
The Veteran's erectile dysfunction and heart palpitations are granted as secondary to service-connected conditions. The rating for PTSD is also remanded, and TDIU prior to November 21, 2016, is also remanded.
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