The Board found no evidence of current residuals from the in-service circumcision and denied service connection.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence showing current disabilities resulting from the in-service circumcision, and the veteran's claim for service connection was denied as there was no established link between his current condition and military service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of circumcision
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 20, 2006
- Citation
- 0618030
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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