The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for left testicular orchialgia with low sperm count, to include as due to mustard gas exposure. The new evidence submitted does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating this claim.
The deciding factor: The new evidence does not relate the claimed conditions to service on a direct or presumptive basis and is insufficient to establish causality.
- Claimed conditions
- left testicular orchialgia, low sperm count
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 26, 2006
- Citation
- 0618792
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for a testicular disorder to obtain an adequate medical opinion that addresses the article cited by the Veteran's representative.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypogonadism, low testosterone, and low sperm count is denied as there is no evidence of a nexus between his current disability and his military service or any service-connected condition.
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