The Veteran's right epididymitis is remanded due to the lack of updated treatment records and an updated VA examination.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has not provided updated medical evidence or rescheduled for a VA examination, which is necessary given his symptoms have worsened since the last evaluation in August 2018.
- Claimed conditions
- right epididymitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2021
- Citation
- 21074930
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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: Partly granted
The Board denied entitlement to an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for right epididymitis and a compensable evaluation for right ear hearing loss, but remanded the claims for a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus and service connection for hypertension.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for residuals of an injury of the right leg and thigh, including hip, on a secondary basis, and for right epididymitis on a direct basis.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's appeal for specially adapted housing and special home adaptation grant was denied as none of his service-connected disabilities meet the criteria for such benefits. The appeal for an allowance for an automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment only was also denied.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for right epididymitis, headaches, pseudofolliculitis barbae, and a respiratory condition due to the lack of current diagnoses and failure to report for VA examinations.
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