The Board found that the veteran's spermatocele with right testicle removal was not present during service or for more than a year thereafter, and it was not caused by any incident of service. Therefore, the claim for service connection is denied.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence demonstrated that the condition occurred after service and was not linked to any proven event of service.
- Claimed conditions
- spermatocele, right testicle removal
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 5, 2003
- Citation
- 0308473
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Decisions by this judge: 685 · Granted: 36% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for a right index finger disability and a left knee disability, as concurrent elections are prohibited. An initial rating of 20 percent was granted for a back disability.
- Partly granted
The veteran's claim for a higher rating for right knee degenerative arthritis was denied. The claims for service connection for right testicle removal and TDIU were remanded.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for left and right knee arthritis, as well as the claim for spermatocele.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to obtain signed consent forms for VA treatment related to the right testicle removal. The Veteran must be provided with these records or notified if they do not exist.
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