The Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for his groin and bilateral testicle pain disorder is being remanded due to the need for additional development of evidence, including VA and private treatment records.
The deciding factor: The current rating assigned does not reflect the severity of the Veteran's symptoms as described in his testimony and VA/VAURO records.
- Claimed conditions
- Groin pain, Bilateral testicle pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 12, 2021
- Citation
- 21062756
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,030 · Granted: 17% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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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- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for groin pain as proximately due to his service-connected left hip replacement and right hip replacement, finding that the evidence is in at least approximate balance regarding this issue.
- Partly granted
The Board denied the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, myofascial pain syndrome, a back disability, and a neck disability as new and relevant evidence had not been submitted. The claims were remanded for further action regarding groin pain, fibromyalgia, and TDIU.
- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's hearing loss is currently rated as noncompensable. The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a right hip disorder, dizziness, right shoulder disorder, and groin pain due to lack of examination.
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