The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for aspermia, finding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to his military service or exposure to ionizing radiation.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the competent evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's aspermia was related to his service or exposure to ionizing radiation.
- Claimed conditions
- aspermia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 27, 2013
- Citation
- 1320775
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for aspermia and remanded the issue of an increased rating for vitiligo.
- Granted
The Board found that the Veteran's aspermia, prostate cancer, and vitiligo were all incurred in his active service. The Board determined that there was no evidence to support a finding of radiation exposure or any other specific service connection theory.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining a recalculation of his total REM exposure based on his service as an x-ray technician from December 24, 1945 to December 3, 1946.
- Denied
The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for aspermia, prostate cancer, and vitiligo due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to his exposure to ionizing radiation in service.
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