The Veteran's claim for service connection for a groin disorder is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining inpatient treatment records from his military hospital and workers' compensation records.
The deciding factor: Further development is required to obtain necessary medical records that may support or refute the Veteran's claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Groin disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19193105
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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 found no evidence of a groin disorder or hernia in service and concluded that any current groin pain is not related to military service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board found that the Veteran currently does not have a groin disorder of service origin and granted service connection for this condition.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and need for additional medical opinions. The claims will be reconsidered after all necessary evidence is obtained.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for a groin disorder and granted service connection for facial scars and a deviated nasal septum. The decision on left ear hearing loss is pending in the remand section.
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