The Board denied service connection for impotence and a compensable evaluation for spermatocele, with status post orchiectomy, as the evidence did not support a finding that either condition was related to the veteran's military service.
The deciding factor: The probable causation of the veteran's impotence was his non-service-connected hypertension. The removal of the left testicle was not shown to have caused any significant impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- impotence, spermatocele, with status post orchiectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2009
- Citation
- 0908548
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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