The Board remands the claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction with penis deformity and testicular atrophy as further development is needed to obtain an etiology opinion.
The deciding factor: Further development is necessary to determine whether the Veteran's claimed conditions are secondary to his in-service back injury, given the documented evidence of an in-service back injury and the Veteran's statements describing the onset of depression and subsequent sexual dysfunction.
- Claimed conditions
- erectile dysfunction with penis deformity, testicular atrophy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2023
- Citation
- 23001524
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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- Denied
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- Partly granted
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- Granted
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