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
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19146210
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Denied
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