The Veteran's appeal for service connection for status post right orchiectomy for right undescended testicle with residual tenderness has been withdrawn. The Board is dismissing the appeal as to this issue.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for status post right orchiectomy for right undescended testicle with residual tenderness during a hearing before the undersigned Veterans Law Judge in March 2009.
- Claimed conditions
- status post right orchiectomy for right undescended testicle with residual tenderness, residuals of cold weather injury to the right foot, cardiovascular disorder, to include organic heart disease and chronic pericarditis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 15, 2009
- Citation
- 0922357
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further examination and consideration of his service-connected residuals of cold weather injuries to both feet.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the veteran does not have current residuals of cold weather injury to his hands and feet, which are required for service connection. The claims are therefore denied.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the veteran's service connection claims for residuals of cold weather injury to both feet are granted, as there is an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence in this case.
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