The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for loss of the left testicle, but still denies it as there is no evidence linking the condition to active service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not reveal a nexus between the veteran's claimed condition and an in-service disease or injury.
- Claimed conditions
- Loss of left testicle
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 29, 2005
- Citation
- 0509274
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What this means for you
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
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- Denied
The veteran's claims for higher ratings for migraine headaches and loss of the left testicle were denied as his conditions did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.
- Granted
The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for post-operative removal of left testicle, claimed as loss of left testicle due to new evidence submitted since the prior final denial. The Board finds that the veteran's groin injury did not cause or contribute to his current condition.
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