The Veteran's right testicle disorder was not present in service or until many years after service, and there is no competent medical evidence that any current testicle disorder is related to service, including as due to herbicide exposure. The claim for an increased rating for bilateral defective hearing will be addressed in a separate remand.
The deciding factor: There is no competent evidence establishing an in-service event, injury or disease relevant to the right testicle disorder claim, and no competent evidence that any current testicle disorder may be related to service, including as due to herbicide exposure. The Veteran's bilateral defective hearing was not examined since his last VA examination in 2009.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Testicle Disorder
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 22, 2011
- Citation
- 1142934
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction and a right testicle disorder, finding that there is no current diagnosis of these conditions.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied service connection for right shoulder, right knee, right hip, left hip, and right testicle disorders due to a lack of evidence showing their onset within one year of discharge or causation during service.,The Veteran's failure to report for scheduled VA examinations prevented the Board from obtaining expert medical opinions on the etiology of his claimed conditions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's current right testicle disorder is related to his in-service left testicle disorder. The VA will seek an independent medical opinion to address these issues.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to errors in previous decisions and needs further clarification on whether the Veteran's right testicle disorder is related to service, if it is a congenital defect or disease, and if so, whether it was aggravated by military service.
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