The Veteran's service connection claim for a circumcision scar is granted. The claims for residuals of a circumcision other than a scar, initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, and etiology of bilateral hydroceles are remanded. A psychiatric examination is also required.
The deciding factor: The decision was not explicitly about the service connection theory or exposure basis, but it mentions that the Veteran underwent a circumcision during service which resulted in a scar. The issues raised require further investigation to determine if there are any other conditions related to the circumcision and if they can be linked to service.
- Claimed conditions
- circumcision scar, bilateral hydroceles
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19164905
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,772 · Granted: 37% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including hyperlipidemia, low testosterone, epididymitis, ED, prostatectomy, a mass of the parotid gland, prostate cancer, stress urinary incontinence, and other related conditions.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches, circumcision scar, urinary tract condition (including residuals of gonorrhea, recurrent urinary tract infections, and BPH), degenerative disc disease, and left leg condition (including radiculopathy). The claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for the circumcision scar and remanded several other conditions, including prostate cancer, ED, suprapubic pain, voiding dysfunction, tuberculosis, sarcoidosis, and granulomatous epididymitis, due to a need for further evidence.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's bilateral hydroceles did not cause any impairment in urination or renal function, so a compensable rating is denied.
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