The Board is remanding the case to determine if new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen a claim for service connection for right hydrocele and atrophy of the testis. If so, the issue will be reviewed with appropriate consideration of all the evidence of record.
The deciding factor: The decision on whether new and material evidence was received is pending as the case is being remanded for additional development.
- Claimed conditions
- right hydrocele, atrophy of the testis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 23, 2008
- Citation
- 0832532
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