The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral varicoceles were not caused or aggravated by his active duty service nor by his service-connected left hydrocele.
The deciding factor: VA medical opinions concluded that the Veteran's bilateral varicoceles are not etiologically related to, and have not been permanently aggravated by, his military service nor to his service-connected hydrocele.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral varicoceles
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 13, 2010
- Citation
- 1014053
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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