The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error and additional VA medical opinions are needed regarding the Veteran's service connection claims.
The deciding factor: There was an omission of adequate VA medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's disabilities are related to his service-connected left varicocele status post left spermatic vein procedure with history of high ligation (currently chronic recurring epididymitis).
- Claimed conditions
- male erectile dysfunction, prostate enlargement, bladder incontinence
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2026
- Citation
- A26019379
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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 the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete evidence, specifically VA treatment records from 'SAMMC'. The Veteran is also required to undergo a secondary service connection opinion regarding his sleep deprivation claim.
- Granted
The Veteran's dysphagia and erectile dysfunction are found to be secondary to his service-connected major depressive disorder with generalized anxiety disorder.,Bladder incontinence is denied as there is no evidence linking it to a service-connected condition.
- Dismissed
Your appeals to the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) for service connection on several conditions have been dismissed due to your failure to provide the date of the VA decision you were attempting to appeal.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including renal failure, sleep apnea, erectile dysfunction, blackout spells, swelling of the eyelids, diminished eyesight, sleep deprivation, and bladder incontinence. The Board also denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for left ankle tendonitis associated with residual scar.
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