The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim of entitlement to service connection for a groin disability due to lack of new and material evidence.
The deciding factor: The submitted evidence did not provide sufficient information to link the current groin disability back to active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- Groin disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2006
- Citation
- 0602446
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Decisions by this judge: 1,500 · Granted: 17% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for depression, a neck disability, and COPD due to insufficient evidence.,Service connection is denied for groin disability as there is no persuasive medical or lay evidence of a current disability related to service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied service connection for various conditions, including Achilles tendon disability, bilateral ankle disability, bilateral carpal tunnel disability, bilateral hip and thigh disability, peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities, cervical spine disability, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), rhinitis/sinusitis, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and groin disability. The evidence does not support a finding that any of these conditions began during service or are otherwise related to service.,The Veteran did not provide sufficient information in his claims for the Board to determine if there were any presumptive exposures or other theories of service connection.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating due to new evidence received since the last final denial. The groin disability claim is reopened, but a VA examination is needed to determine if it is related to service. An increased rating for the left great toe fracture is also remanded.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee, groin, OSA, and PFB disabilities may be related to service. However, due to conflicting evidence regarding pre-service conditions and potential aggravation during service, as well as the need for additional medical opinions, these claims are being remanded.
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