The Board has determined that the veteran's primary hypogonadism with infertility, which is secondary to his service-connected low bone mass density, warrants service connection. The veteran does not have a current diagnosis of Sertoli cell syndrome and therefore cannot be granted service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows that the veteran's primary hypogonadism was first noted during active duty service and is secondary to his low bone mass density, which is associated with testosterone levels. The Board has resolved all doubts in favor of the veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- Sertoli cell syndrome, primary hypogonadism with infertility, low bone mass density
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 2, 2005
- Citation
- 0524229
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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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