The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development and readjudication, including a comprehensive VA genitourinary examination to determine the functionality of his right testicle and whether his chronic epididymitis causes or aggravates benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).
The deciding factor: Further medical evaluation is needed to assess the Veteran's current condition and its impact on his service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- post-operative epididymectomy, left, chronic epididymitis, left orchiectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 25, 2018
- Citation
- 1805066
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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.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for chronic epididymitis and erectile dysfunction was dismissed as the issues have been fully resolved in favor of the Veteran.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of August 1, 2013, for the award of service connection for various conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied the claims for an earlier effective date, a 10 percent evaluation based on multiple noncompensable disabilities, and a compensable rating for inguinal hernia residuals. The claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for left orchiectomy was remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied the claims for an earlier effective date, a 10 percent evaluation based on multiple noncompensable disabilities, and a compensable rating for inguinal hernia residuals. The claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for left orchiectomy was remanded.
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