The Board has remanded the case due to conflicting evidence regarding whether the Veteran's voiding dysfunction is related to his service-connected conditions or his erectile dysfunction. The case will be returned for further development and an addendum opinion.
The deciding factor: There are discrepancies in the medical records regarding the etiology of the Veteran's voiding dysfunction, which requires additional clarification.
- Claimed conditions
- status post vasectomy with persistent pain syndrome, chronic epididymo-orchitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 3, 2025
- Citation
- 25000076
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 931 · Granted: 42% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's voiding dysfunction is granted as secondary to his service-connected status post vasectomy with persistent pain syndrome, chronic epididymo-orchitis. His initial evaluation for this condition remains at 10 percent.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for chronic epididymo-orchitis, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis and short time period between service and diagnosis support a nexus to service.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 30 percent disability rating for vasectomy residuals and a 20 percent rating for erectile dysfunction, while denying a compensable rating for chronic epididymo-orchitis.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for prostate cancer and an increased rating for chronic epididymo-orchitis due to insufficient examination reports.
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