The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a prostate condition secondary to his service-connected right orchiectomy/epididymoorchitis and for residuals of status post bunionectomy of both feet, as well as an increased rating for his postoperative right orchiectomy/epididymoorchitis. The decision also noted that the veteran's claim for service connection was not about exposure to burn pits, Agent Orange, Camp Lejeune, radiation, Gulf War, or any other specific environment.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish a direct link between the veteran's current conditions and his military service, including his service-connected right orchiectomy/epididymoorchitis. The Board found that there was no new and material evidence to reopen the claim for secondary service connection for prostate condition.
- Claimed conditions
- prostate condition, status post bunionectomy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 6, 2000
- Citation
- 0031884
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