The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for residuals of gonorrhea, including oligospermia, hypoplastic testes, and impotence, as the claim was not filed until April 21, 1997.
The deciding factor: The veteran's initial claim for service connection was denied in January 1975 due to lack of appeal. The RO assigned an effective date of April 21, 1997 based on when the reopened claim was received.
- Claimed conditions
- gonorrhea, oligospermia, hypoplastic testes, impotence
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- January 10, 2000
- Citation
- 0000672
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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