The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a residual disability of an inservice surgical correction of congenital phimosis, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The pre-existing congenital phimosis was not aggravated by service, and the in-service circumcision did not result in any permanent increase in symptoms or underlying disability.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of circumcision
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 2, 2007
- Citation
- 0734572
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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: Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating were denied. The Board found no evidence of a current disability or in-service incurrence that would support the claims.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for residuals of circumcision, kidney stones, and sleep disorder. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to military service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the Veteran's claims, including obtaining post-service treatment records and scheduling VA examinations. The issues of service connection are being remanded.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the claims of service connection for an acid reflux disability, a skin disorder of the chest and back, residuals of circumcision, and a headache disability.
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