The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to issues related to his erectile dysfunction, squamous cell carcinoma, and unspecified depressive disorder. The VA is required to conduct additional development regarding herbicide agent exposure and asbestos exposure allegations, as well as provide a medical opinion on the nature and etiology of these conditions.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there were pre-decisional errors in the handling of the Veteran's claims for service connection and needs to correct them by providing further evidence and opinions regarding his claimed exposures and disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- squamous cell carcinoma, erectile dysfunction, unspecified depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2019
- Citation
- A19002582
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction due to an inadequate VA opinion regarding its etiology.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including sinusitis, elbows condition, cervical condition, erectile dysfunction, kidney condition, sleep apnea, wrists condition, asthma, shoulders condition, ankles condition, eye condition (bilateral dry macular degeneration), peripheral vascular disease (heart condition), and rhinitis.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 50 percent rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and denied increased ratings for right shoulder impingement syndrome, hearing loss, painful scar, patellofemoral pain syndromes of the knees, and other conditions.
- Granted
The Board granted a 70 percent rating for the Veteran's unspecified depressive disorder, finding that her symptoms more closely approximated those required for such a rating.
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