The Board has granted service connection for chronic orchitis and IBS with gastritis, but the issues of service connection for a psychiatric disorder and an autoimmune disease (Sjogren's syndrome) are remanded due to insufficient evidence.
The deciding factor: Further development is needed to determine whether the Veteran’s current psychiatric disorder and autoimmune disease are related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic orchitis, IBS with gastritis, psychiatric disorder (including depression and anxiety), autoimmune disease (to include Sjogren's syndrome)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19182737
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
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