The Board remands the matter for a new VA examination to determine the severity of the Veteran's scrotum and testes condition, including whether it manifests in or aggravates erectile dysfunction.
The deciding factor: Remand is required due to deficiencies in the record prior to the appealed decision, specifically regarding the Veteran's erectile dysfunction which was not addressed by the October 2023 VA examiner.
- Claimed conditions
- testicular pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25094548
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 709 · Granted: 38% (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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded all issues on appeal due to a failure by the RO to provide notice of the Veteran's right to a hearing.
- Granted
The Veteran's testicular pain causing impairment in earning capacity is granted as service-connected. The initial rating for the lumbar spine disability remains at 40 percent.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for multiple conditions has been withdrawn by the Veteran.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for further development due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors. The AOJ will consider any additional evidence and reevaluate the service connection claims.
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