The Board has denied the claim for a higher initial rating, and now remands it due to outstanding records that need to be obtained.
The deciding factor: The decision was previously denied but is being remanded due to missing or incomplete medical records.
- Claimed conditions
- orchialgia, hematospermia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19192025
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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.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection for voiding dysfunction, orchialgia, and erectile dysfunction.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded four issues: initial compensable ratings for orchialgia and left ear hearing loss, an increased rating for PTSD, and a TDIU claim. The VA needs to send the Veteran's representative a copy of the November 2019 SOC with the correct mailing address.
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