The Board has determined that the VA examination provided was inadequate and remands for additional opinions to address whether the Veteran experienced an additional disability caused by his February 2017 hernia surgery, if so, whether it was proximately caused or aggravated due to VA's carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the previous opinions were insufficient and remanded for additional opinions addressing specific questions regarding causation and aggravation.
- Claimed conditions
- right testicular pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2022
- Citation
- 22056785
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for compensation for residuals of hernia repair surgery with right testicular pain, stating that the evidence did not establish that the disability was proximately due to VA's carelessness or negligence.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that further development is necessary before the Veteran's claims can be adjudicated due to outstanding VA treatment records and potential TERA exposure. The claims for service connection are being remanded for additional examinations and medical opinions.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for erectile dysfunction and right testicular pain as they are not related to service, due to the appellant's death.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service connection claim for genitourinary (GU) area pain, including right testicular pain, due to right inguinal hernia repair residuals is being remanded for further examination and review.
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