The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for insomnia, erectile dysfunction, and low testosterone treatment due to inadequate opinions in the VA examinations.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners did not provide an opinion on whether the Veteran's conditions are related to his military service or if they are new and material issues.
- Claimed conditions
- insomnia disorder, erectile dysfunction, low testosterone
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19144716
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
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- Partly granted
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