The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for recurrent testicular disability and prostate disability due to insufficient examination reports and missing VA treatment records.
The deciding factor: Insufficient examination reports and missing VA treatment records prevent a determination on the merits of the Veteran's claims.
- Claimed conditions
- recurrent testicular disability (including epididymitis), prostate disability (including prostate cancer)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 11, 2023
- Citation
- 23050092
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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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