The Board has determined that the veteran's epididymitis existed prior to his service and was not aggravated by service, but is currently present. Therefore, service connection for epididymitis is granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence clearly shows that the epididymitis preexisted the veteran's period of active duty from December 1990 to April 1991 and did not permanently worsen during this time.
- Claimed conditions
- epididymitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 16, 2004
- Citation
- 0419097
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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.
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