The claim for benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1815 was denied because the veteran is the father of the child, not the mother, and there is no evidence of a current diagnosis of hypospadias.
The deciding factor: The claimant's failure to provide sufficient evidence or cooperate in obtaining necessary medical records led to the denial of benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1815.
- Claimed conditions
- hypospadias
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2009
- Citation
- 0902281
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to lack of substantial compliance with previous remand directives. The Veteran's genitourinary disorders, including hypospadias and associated conditions like ED, voiding dysfunction, epididymitis, and UTIs, are being reviewed for service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete development and needs further medical opinions regarding the Veteran's genitourinary disorder, including whether it is a congenital defect or superimposed injury/disease, if it was aggravated during service, and if it began in or is otherwise the result of military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities (psychiatric condition, hypospadias, bilateral hearing loss, and hypertension) have rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted entitlement to total disability based on individual unemployability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the Veteran's genitourinary disorders, including hypospadias. The examiner is requested to provide an opinion on whether the Veteran's congenital defect was subject to or aggravated by a superimposed disease or injury during service and to identify any other identified disabilities related to service.
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