The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a right orchiectomy.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was submitted which bears directly on whether current residuals of a right orchiectomy are etiologically related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right orchiectomy
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 30, 2003
- Citation
- 0318215
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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.
- Denied
The Veteran's service connection claim for residuals of a right orchiectomy, to include neurological impairment of the lower extremity, other than a scar, has been denied as there is no evidence of current disabilities related to his in-service surgery.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for further development due to an inadequate VA examination in August 2006. The case is now pending and will be readjudicated after obtaining additional medical records and scheduling a new examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of an appendectomy and a right orchiectomy. The case is being remanded for further development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.
- Partly granted
The Board has found that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of an orchiectomy, appendectomy, and hernioplasty. The RO should schedule a VA examination(s) to evaluate the veteran's current complaints and determine if any disability is related to his inservice treatment.
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