The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the Veteran's claims for service connection for cancer removal of the right testicle, lymph node removal, and infertility. The claims are now remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was submitted that relates to previously unestablished facts necessary to substantiate the claims for service connection for cancer removal of the right testicle, lymph node removal, and infertility due to Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- cancer removal of the right testicle, lymph node removal, infertility
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 3, 2020
- Citation
- 20037871
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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
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- Denied
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- Granted
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