The Board dismissed the appeal because the veteran did not timely file a notice of disagreement regarding the October 1993 decision to deny reopening of service connection for removal of left testicle, and thus there was no jurisdiction over this issue.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claim was previously addressed in a final rating decision, and he submitted another claim with duplicate evidence. The Board found that the appeal was dismissed due to lack of timely filing of a notice of disagreement and the presence of new and material evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Undescended left testicle, Removal of left testicle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 2, 2000
- Citation
- 0014607
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's initial claims for an initial compensable disability rating for removal of the left testicle and residuals of testicular cancer, to include retrograde ejaculation have been denied. The evidence does not support a higher evaluation under any applicable diagnostic codes.,VA examinations conducted in February and September 2013 did not disclose any evidence of local recurrence of testicular cancer or metastasis; nor has the Veteran so alleged. These same examination reports were negative for any evidence of renal and voiding dysfunction.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's preexisting undescended left testicle was aggravated by service, and therefore, service connection for residuals of a left orchiectomy is granted.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for removal of his left testicle and hepatitis C, finding no direct or presumptive service connection based on exposure to herbicides. The Board also found that there was insufficient evidence linking the Veteran's current conditions to his active service.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for an effective date prior to January 31, 2001 for a grant of special monthly compensation based on residuals of removal of left testicle.
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