The Board has remanded the issue of service connection for a back disorder, attributing it to secondary service connection due to the Veteran's service-connected left chronic epididymitis with bilateral hydroceles and left testicular atrophy. The case is now pending for further examination and opinion.
The deciding factor: Further clarification and evaluation are needed to determine if the Veteran's current back disorder is related to his service-connected left testicle disability.
- Claimed conditions
- left chronic epididymitis with bilateral hydroceles and left testicular atrophy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 21, 2021
- Citation
- 21031356
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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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's appeal for an increased evaluation of his left testicle disability was denied. The Board found that the current rating of 10 percent is appropriate as there is no evidence of recurrent symptomatic infection requiring drainage or frequent hospitalization, continuous intensive management, other voiding or renal dysfunction, or complete testicle atrophy of both testicles.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his back disorder, which may be related to service or aggravated by his left testicle disability. The rating for his left testicle disability remains denied.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.
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