The Board denied service connection for groin pain and sexual dysfunction (including partial empty sella syndrome) in July 2004. New evidence received after the expiration of the appeal period was found to be cumulative or redundant, not raising a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims.,Service connection for sexual dysfunction and partial empty sella syndrome is granted as it is presumed due to service.
The deciding factor:
- Claimed conditions
- Groin pain, Sexual Dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2014
- Citation
- 1449420
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