The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for sterility as a residual of mumps. The claim is therefore denied.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was provided to link the current condition of sterility to mumps in service.
- Claimed conditions
- sterility
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 4, 2002
- Citation
- 0213677
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What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The appeal regarding entitlement to service connection for sterility was withdrawn by the Veteran's representative and is therefore dismissed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for sterility, to include as secondary to service-connected PTSD with alcohol use disorder for another VA examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for sterility, as there has not been substantial compliance with previous remand directives.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for sterility because there was no evidence of a current disability.
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