The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further examination and evaluation of his service-connected residuals other than post-surgical scar, status post removal of the left testicle, and deviated septum.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner will be requested to assess the current severity of the Veteran’s service-connected conditions, including any neurological symptoms related to the post-surgical scar and sinusitis associated with his deviated septum.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals other than post-surgical scar, status post removal of the left testicle, deviated septum
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19127172
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,170 · Granted: 38% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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.
- Granted
The Board has granted an effective date of May 12, 2022 for the grant of service connection for a deviated septum.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for chronic sinusitis and deviated septum due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors. The Veteran's current diagnoses of chronic sinusitis are supported by service treatment records, while his deviated septum claim requires further development.
- Granted
The Veteran's deviated septum, allergic rhinitis, GERD with persistent nausea, and migraines are all granted as service-connected.,However, the Board is remanding the issue of entitlement to service connection for a bilateral eye condition.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection of a deviated septum was dismissed. The Veteran's GERD with hiatal hernia and IBS received a rating of 30 percent, but no higher.
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