The Board has remanded the case due to a need for additional examinations and development, including obtaining information about the Veteran's employment history and education level.
The deciding factor: The decision was remanded based on the need to provide adequate reasons and bases explaining the Veteran's ability to engage in substantially gainful employment and to obtain updated VA examination reports addressing his service-connected disabilities' impact on his employment.
- Claimed conditions
- postoperative left spermatocele with recurrence, lumbar degenerative arthritis, diverticulosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 28, 2023
- Citation
- 23041774
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty to assist error, and will need to obtain an addendum medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's diverticulosis and colon tumor.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA examination, and the Veteran's low back condition may be related to service or his service-connected chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
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