The Board remands the claim for service connection for a testicular disorder to obtain an adequate medical opinion that addresses the article cited by the Veteran's representative.
The deciding factor: The previous opinions did not adequately address the article provided by the Veteran's representative and were found insufficient due to their failure to consider all relevant factors as instructed.
- Claimed conditions
- testicular disorder, hypogonadism, low sperm count, testicular lump
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 1, 2025
- Citation
- 25004425
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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea, left shoulder bicipital tendon tear, hypogonadism, erectile dysfunction, and left carpal tunnel syndrome. The claims for increased ratings for lumbar spondylosis with facet arthropathy and lumbosacral strain, right hip strain with osteoarthritis, other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, left and right ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain, right shoulder rotator cuff tear, left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome (to include iliotibial band syndrome), and chronic right wrist sprain were denied. The Board also granted an effective date of July 7, 2023 for the award of increased ratings.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for benign micro adenoma of the pituitary and hypogonadism as secondary to it, and remanded several other conditions for further development.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for hypogonadism, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an increased disability evaluation for hypogonadism, finding that the evidence did not support a rating in excess of 10 percent.
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