The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for further development, including an addendum VA examination and medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current testicular disorder may be related to service in Southwest Asia as a medically unexplained chronic multi-symptom illness or undiagnosed illness.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral testicular condition
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 31, 2019
- Citation
- 19159515
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for fatigue, bilateral hearing loss, low back, musculoskeletal shoulder, musculoskeletal knee, bilateral leg, and testicular conditions due to a lack of evidence showing current disabilities.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed all claims on appeal due to the appellant's request for withdrawal of his appeals.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection of a bilateral testicular condition is denied. The Board found no evidence of a current diagnosis or history of a testicular disability, and the Veteran does not have a diagnosed testicular disorder related to service. For his right forearm scar, painful scar, and nerve injury, the Veteran is currently rated at 70 percent for PTSD, which is the maximum rating allowed under Diagnostic Code 8513. The Board denied higher ratings for these conditions as they do not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection on multiple conditions have been dismissed due to his withdrawal of the appeal.
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