The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding his exposure to chemicals during service and its relation to his prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not provide an opinion that meets the 'at least as likely as not' standard of proof required by law, and thus a more comprehensive opinion is necessary.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of prostate cancer, status post prostatectomy, erectile dysfunction with loss of use of the creative organ
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 30, 2020
- Citation
- 20081829
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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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