The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left spermatocele, finding that it was incurred during active service. Service connection is denied for residuals of a fractured nose.
The deciding factor: Service treatment records from both periods of service were not obtained and are presumed to be missing due to administrative errors or retirement. The Veteran provided credible lay evidence supporting his in-service diagnosis of left spermatocele, which was found by the Board to have been incurred during active service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a fractured nose, left spermatocele
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 1, 2009
- Citation
- 0916425
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for several conditions, including a 10 percent rating for nasal fracture residuals and bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, dermatosis, lumbosacral disorder, left wrist disorder, left knee disorder, right ankle disorder, PTSD, chronic sinusitis, and IBS. The remaining issues were remanded.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's low back disability and remanded his claim for residuals of a fractured nose.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a fractured nose, finding that there is no evidence showing current residuals related to his military service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for sinusitis, finding that the Veteran's symptoms began during active service. Service connection was denied for residuals of a fractured nose.
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