The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's claimed skin condition and loss of testicles. The VA is required to obtain additional medical opinions from an oncologist or similar specialist.
The deciding factor: The VA failed to provide adequate medical opinions as per previous Board remand directives, necessitating further examination and opinion-gathering.
- Claimed conditions
- Fournier's gangrene (also claimed as fungus of the testicles), loss of left and right testicles
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 19, 2022
- Citation
- 22041088
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions and for obtaining updated VA and private treatment records. The Veteran's skin condition, including Fournier's gangrene, and loss of left and right testicles are being reviewed for service connection based on presumed herbicide agent exposure in Vietnam.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for a skin condition and loss of testicles are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination. The examiner will assess whether these conditions were caused or aggravated by his service-connected B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction was denied as the evidence did not show that he had been diagnosed and manifested to at least a 10 percent disability rating on or prior to May 8, 2001.
- Granted
Service connection for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is granted. The appeal as to the issue of entitlement to service connection for erectile dysfunction is dismissed.
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