The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection due to lack of new and material evidence, as well as finding that his hip disorder and inguinal hernia were not incurred in or aggravated by service.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was submitted to reopen the veteran's claims. The medical records did not show a nexus between the claimed conditions and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- atrophy of the right testicle, left hip disorder, inguinal hernia
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 17, 2003
- Citation
- 0307375
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for an inguinal hernia and remanded the claims for diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, a skin condition, suspicious nevus, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a left hip disorder to be further developed, including an examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for inguinal hernia, ventral hernia, and right chipped ankle pain due to predecisional duty-to-assist errors.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew the appeal for all service connection and rating issues, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review these matters.
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