The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for left orchiectomy, postoperative carcinoma due to new and material evidence. However, it was determined that there is no indication of an association between his condition and his military service.
The deciding factor: There is insufficient evidence to establish a link between the Veteran's current condition and his period of active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- left orchiectomy, postoperative carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 10, 2012
- Citation
- 1235064
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's left orchiectomy is not compensable as he retains the right testicle and receives special monthly compensation for loss of use of a creative organ.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's residuals status post left orchiectomy, finding that the evidence did not show removal of both testes and thus no entitlement to a higher rating.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied the claims for an earlier effective date, a 10 percent evaluation based on multiple noncompensable disabilities, and a compensable rating for inguinal hernia residuals. The claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for left orchiectomy was remanded.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied the claims for an earlier effective date, a 10 percent evaluation based on multiple noncompensable disabilities, and a compensable rating for inguinal hernia residuals. The claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for left orchiectomy was remanded.
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