The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for loss of a testicle, claimed as a groin injury, and finds that it is related to service. The decision grants this claim.
The deciding factor: The evidence submitted by the veteran bears directly on the specific matter under consideration (the relationship between his current condition and service), and is significant in deciding the merits of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of a testicle, groin injury
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 28, 2005
- Citation
- 0509125
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of June 9, 2022, for the grant of service connection for both back injury residuals and groin injury.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for prostate cancer, testicular cancer, loss of a testicle (secondary to testicular cancer), and erectile dysfunction (secondary to loss of a testicle) due to exposure to fire extinguishing foam during active duty.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for testicular cancer, loss of a testicle secondary to testicular cancer, cancer of the lymph nodes, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (depression) due to his exposure to contaminated water at Camp LeJeune. The Veteran is required to provide VA treatment records from Hampton VA dated between May 1986 and August 2008.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for bilateral knee disability and groin injury due to incomplete records. The case will be reconsidered after all relevant records are obtained.
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