The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for prostate, testicular, and renal disabilities due to exposure to asbestos. The case is sent back for a VA medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The previous VA opinion did not address whether the Veteran’s disabilities were related to his military service or exposure to diesel fuel/asbestos.
- Claimed conditions
- prostate disability, testicular disability, renal disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2019
- Citation
- 19182619
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.
- Partly granted
The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for a bladder/bowel control disability and testicular disability as they were already granted. The claim for exposure to burn pits and toxic equipment fires was denied, while other claims were remanded for further consideration.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for cervical strain, left and right hip disabilities (post-traumatic arthritis), erectile dysfunction, and SMC based on loss of use of a creative organ with an effective date of September 28, 2012. Other claims were denied.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a prostate disability, finding that the weight of the evidence does not support a current disability related to military service or secondary to a service-connected condition.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for prostate and heart disabilities as there was no evidence of in-service exposure to herbicide agents, and the conditions were not shown to be related to service on a direct basis.
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