The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for inability to reproduce and loss of use of a creative organ, as well as residuals from a vasectomy, finding no competent evidence linking these conditions to his exposure to herbicides or active service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not provide competent medical evidence to support his assertions that his reproductive issues were caused by herbicide exposure in Vietnam. The Board found the Veteran's lay statements insufficient to establish a nexus between his claimed conditions and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- inability to reproduce, loss of use of a creative organ, vasectomy
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 26, 2014
- Citation
- 1443232
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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).
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Granted
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