The Board denied the motions alleging clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in both the August 2000 and November 2002 decisions. The veteran's allegations of CUE were not supported by evidence or legal grounds.
The deciding factor: The veteran failed to specify which issue(s) in the August 2000 decision was/are the subject of his CUE allegation, and there is no evidence that prior to the November 2002 Board decision, all available evidence was not before it. The motion alleging CUE based on a conspiracy at medical facilities was also denied due to lack of supporting evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- left varicocele
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 10, 2006
- Citation
- 0613648
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Decisions by this judge: 1,987 · Granted: 15% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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 a 10 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected left varicocele with surgical resection, finding that his symptoms are comparable to those of intermittent edema and fatigue after prolonged standing or walking.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that there is new and relevant evidence to readjudicate the claim of entitlement to service connection for hernia. The Veteran's current hernia diagnosis is not supported by the record, and his lay statements alone are insufficient to meet the standard to remand for a VA medical examination and/or opinion. For the left varicocele claim, the Board has determined that there is new and relevant evidence to readjudicate the claim, but further clarification on the etiology of the condition is needed.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals seeking service connection for left varicocele and erectile dysfunction.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted a 100 percent rating for PTSD and depressive disorder with insomnia from December 29, 2020, but denied increased ratings for the veteran's other conditions.
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