The Board found that the veteran's claimed groin injury was not incurred or aggravated by service and denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: VA could not confirm the veteran's allegation of a groin injury during active duty training, as no records were available to support this. The veteran's statements regarding the incident were considered unreliable due to lack of supporting documentation from military sources.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a groin injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 9, 2006
- Citation
- 0606757
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for lumbar spine disorder, cervical spine disorder, residuals of a groin injury, and erectile dysfunction. The conditions are deemed to be causally related to in-service events.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for residuals of a groin injury, finding that the Veteran's current symptoms are etiologically related to an in-service groin injury.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the current groin injury is related to an in-service injury. The Veteran's lay statements will be considered, and a new VA examination will be conducted.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hepatitis C and residuals of a groin injury, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between these conditions and his military service.
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