The Board has determined that the VA Regional Office (RO) did not complete all requested development for the Veteran's claims of service connection for removal of right testicle and gastrointestinal disability other than GERD to include gastritis. The case is being remanded to address these issues.
The deciding factor: The RO failed to obtain a medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran’s right testicle condition was aggravated by military service, or if his gastrointestinal disability had its onset in service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Testicle Condition, Gastrointestinal Disability (gastritis)
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 1, 2021
- Citation
- 21011372
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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 denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a removal of his right testicle, finding that it was a congenital defect pre-existing in service and not aggravated by military service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board finds that the Veteran's preexisting right testicle condition was not aggravated by his military service and that his post-service surgery is not related to his military service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's right shoulder disability and migraines/chronic headaches are remanded for additional development due to insufficient opinions on the etiology of her conditions.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's lumbar spine arthritis is aggravated by his service-connected bilateral knee disabilities, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
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