The Board denied the veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 and a higher rate of special monthly compensation based on need for aid and attendance, finding that there was no evidence to support the veteran's claims.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the veteran did not have bowel dysfunction or paralysis of both lower extremities together with loss of anal and bladder sphincter control due to disability subject to compensation.
- Claimed conditions
- left testicle removal, bowel dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 3, 2006
- Citation
- 0619468
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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 Veteran's claims for left testicle removal and depression secondary to service-connected disabilities due to a duty to assist error. The Veteran is seeking service connection for these conditions, with the latter being linked to his service-connected status post hernia repair scar.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for syringomyelia and associated residuals, including sleep apnea, was granted with an effective date of April 25, 2005.,Service connection for voiding dysfunction and bowel dysfunction (associated with syringomyelia) was also granted with an effective date of January 1, 2008.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection for chronic urethritis and left and right inguinal hernia repair, as there was no evidence of a claim prior to June 3, 2024. The claims for service connection for removal of left testicle, orchitis of right testicle, malignant prostate cancer with residual voiding dysfunction, compensable disability evaluation for chronic urethritis and left and right inguinal hernia repair were remanded for further development.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for eligibility for specially adapted housing is granted due to his service-connected disabilities affecting the function of balance and propulsion, precluding locomotion.
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