Remanded (sent back)

The Board has decided to remand the cases for further action due to insufficient medical opinions and potential need for a VA examination.

The deciding factor: The decision is based on the lack of a fully-informed opinion regarding service connection for a testicle condition, which may be related to herbicide exposure or PTSD. The Veteran's PTSD disability also needs evaluation as it has increased in severity since the last examination.

Claimed conditions: testicle condition
How they argued it: Not specified
Exposure basis: None
Rating assigned: None in this decision
Decision date: October 28, 2019
Citation: 19181312

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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.

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Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a testicle condition caused by VA surgical treatment in October 1986, as the evidence did not show that the additional disability was proximately caused by carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault on the part of the Department in furnishing the surgical treatment.

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