The Board remands the claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction with hypogonadism to the AOJ for an adequate medical examination and opinions.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion on secondary service connection was deemed inadequate due to using a standard of 'proximate cause' which is unlawful under Spicer v. McDonough, 61 F. 4th 1360 (2023).
- Claimed conditions
- erectile dysfunction with hypogonadism
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25102663
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 913 · Granted: 41% (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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and an acquired psychiatric disorder but denied increased ratings for obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral plantar fasciitis, and erectile dysfunction with hypogonadism.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for erectile dysfunction with hypogonadism, hypertension, and tinnitus due to insufficient evidence of current disability or functional impairment. The claims for these conditions were remanded for further development.
- Partly granted
The veteran's claim for service connection for a cervical spine condition was dismissed due to a claims processing defect. Service connection for GERD was granted, and the claim for erectile dysfunction with hypogonadism was remanded for further action.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for acrophobia, anxiety, major depressive disorder, and erectile dysfunction with hypogonadism are remanded due to the need for medical examinations to determine the etiology of these conditions.
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