The Board remands the matter for further development, specifically directing that a VA examination be scheduled to determine the nature and etiology of any right testicle disorder and/or infertility.
The deciding factor: Further development is required before a final decision due to non-compliance with previous remand directives regarding necessary testing.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of left orchiectomy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 16, 2025
- Citation
- 25008005
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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