The Board has determined that new and material evidence was submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for sterility, which is now considered. The veteran's current sterility is not etiologically related to his military service or exposure to toxic herbicides.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinion concluded that the veteran's current sterility is not caused by his military service or exposure to toxic herbicides.
- Claimed conditions
- sterility
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 14, 2003
- Citation
- 0304857
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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The appeal regarding entitlement to service connection for sterility was withdrawn by the Veteran's representative and is therefore dismissed.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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