The Board found no evidence of a penile cancer disorder during service or within one year after separation, and the veteran's current condition is not linked to service. The claim for service connection was denied.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show that the veteran's penile cancer had its onset in service or was caused by ionizing radiation exposure or arsenic exposure related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- penile cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2008
- Citation
- 0837771
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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 Board denied service connection for coronary atherosclerosis, hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, and penile cancer as there was no evidence of a medical nexus between the Veteran's conditions and his military service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's penile cancer, finding that it is related to active duty service and not due to any in-service injury or event.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for multiple myeloma and right ear hearing loss. The issues of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, penile cancer, and pulmonary fibrosis are remanded.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for penile cancer, including as due to herbicide agent exposure and secondary to service-connected prostate cancer. The case is now pending further development.
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