The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for residuals of a left orchiectomy, which was initially denied in December 1983. The decision is based on the fact that the provided evidence does not relate the condition to service.
The deciding factor: The newly submitted evidence is cumulative and does not provide new information regarding the relationship between the claimed disability and service.
- Claimed conditions
- left orchiectomy
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 10, 2003
- Citation
- 0304290
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's left orchiectomy is not compensable as he retains the right testicle and receives special monthly compensation for loss of use of a creative organ.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's residuals status post left orchiectomy, finding that the evidence did not show removal of both testes and thus no entitlement to a higher rating.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied the claims for an earlier effective date, a 10 percent evaluation based on multiple noncompensable disabilities, and a compensable rating for inguinal hernia residuals. The claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for left orchiectomy was remanded.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied the claims for an earlier effective date, a 10 percent evaluation based on multiple noncompensable disabilities, and a compensable rating for inguinal hernia residuals. The claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for left orchiectomy was remanded.
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