The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for residuals of a left inguinal herniorrhaphy. The claims of service connection for left testicle epididymitis and right ankle disability will be addressed in a separate decision.
The deciding factor: New medical evidence, including statements from private doctors and VA examinations, supports the veteran's claim that his current genitourinary and neurological disabilities are related to his in-service hernia surgery.
- Claimed conditions
- left inguinal hernia, left testicle epididymitis, right ankle disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 8, 2002
- Citation
- 0216082
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