The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinion and a need for a new VA examination to determine if the Veteran's ED is caused or aggravated by his service-connected major depression.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on an inadequate medical opinion, requiring further evaluation to establish whether the Veteran's ED is related to his service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- erectile dysfunction (ED), major depression
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2020
- Citation
- 20004067
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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