The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for orchitis of the right testicle and status post left testicle torsion and eventual orchiectomy, finding that there was no clear and unmistakable evidence of pre-existing conditions in service and insufficient medical evidence to establish a link between current disabilities and service.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the veteran's pre-existing conditions were not aggravated by service and did not find any new evidence to support reopening his claims.
- Claimed conditions
- orchitis of the right testicle, status post left testicle torsion and eventual orchiectomy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 16, 2000
- Citation
- 0007080
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What this means for you
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