The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hernia, a left orchiectomy as secondary to hernia, torn urethra with urethritis, and residuals of a left foot fracture. The evidence did not establish that these conditions were incurred in service.
The deciding factor: There was no diagnosed condition related to the claimed disabilities during service, and any current diagnoses are not shown to be causally or etiologically related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- hernia, left orchiectomy, torn urethra with urethritis, residuals of left foot fracture
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 27, 2006
- Citation
- 0639898
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