The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for testicular carcinoma as not well-grounded due to a lack of competent medical evidence linking the condition to an incident in service, including exposure to ionizing radiation.
The deciding factor: There was no competent (medical) evidence linking the veteran's testicular carcinoma found approximately five years after service to an incident of service, including exposure to ionizing radiation.
- Claimed conditions
- testicular carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 10, 2000
- Citation
- 0003484
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- Granted
The Veteran's petition to reopen the previously denied claim for service connection for testicular cancer was granted. The issue of whether service connection should be established is remanded.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection for testicular carcinoma and diabetes mellitus type II were dismissed. The Board also remanded the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, basal cell carcinoma, and melanoma.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining a VA oncologist's opinion regarding whether the Veteran's testicular cancer was related to his service and herbicide exposure. The appeal will be returned to the AOJ for further consideration.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the appellant's bilateral defective hearing and testicular carcinoma were not incurred or aggravated by service, and thus denied these claims. The appellant was also denied entitlement to special monthly compensation based on loss of a creative organ and an initial rating higher than 10 percent for PTSD.
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