The Board has decided to remand the issues of whether severance for the grant of service connection for right orchiectomy and entitlement to SMC K on account of anatomical loss of a creative organ is proper due to an inadequate medical opinion in the original decision.
The deciding factor: The original decision relied heavily on a VA examiner's opinion that was based on inaccurate factual premises, which requires further clarification through another medical opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- right orchiectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2023
- Citation
- 23059783
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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