The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's hepatitis disability. The Veteran is also seeking a compensable rating for his varicocele and varicocele surgical scar, which requires further examination.
The deciding factor: Further medical evaluation is needed to determine if the Veteran's hepatitis disability was incurred in service or related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.
- Claimed conditions
- Hepatitis, Varicocele, Varicocele Surgical Scar
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 23, 2023
- Citation
- 23057428
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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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