The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for a left testicle disorder, finding that there was no evidence of a chronic condition during service or an applicable presumptive period. The absence of documented complaints and treatment for several years after military discharge precluded establishing continuity of post-service treatment.
The deciding factor: There is no showing of continuity of post-service treatment from which to conclude that the left testicle disorder was incurred in service.
- Claimed conditions
- left testicle disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 14, 2008
- Citation
- 0823087
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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 determined that there have been deficiencies in the compliance with previous remand directives and another remand is required for further examination and opinion regarding service connection claims.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left testicle disorder, lumbar back disability, and respiratory ailment (emphysema). The decision also notes that new evidence submitted since the final denial is not considered material to reopen the claim of service connection for the left testicle disorder.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for prostate condition, right testicle disorder, left testicle disorder, and a brain disorder (claimed as brain tumor). The evidence does not support finding that any of these conditions are related to active duty or exposure to herbicide agents.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for a left testicle disorder, finding that the Veteran does not have such a condition caused or aggravated by his right testicle removal due to testicular cancer.
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