The Board has reopened the Veteran's service connection claim for a genitourinary condition, including gonococcal urethritis and herpes simplex II. The case is remanded to obtain a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.
The deciding factor: The evidence received since the last denial includes new information that relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the service connection claim, raising a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- genitourinary condition, gonococcal urethritis, herpes simplex II
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2023
- Citation
- 23060924
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
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