The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 is remanded due to the need for a medical opinion regarding whether his January 1996 VA surgery caused additional disability, including chronic right groin pain, hydroceles, erections problems, and testes pain.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that a medical opinion is needed as to whether the Veteran's January 1996 VA surgery caused additional disability, including chronic right groin pain, hydroceles, erections problems, and testes pain.
- Claimed conditions
- hole in upper right groin, hydroceles, weakness of the right side from the groin down to the leg, emotional distress
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19146210
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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- Granted
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