The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a testicular disorder and finds that new and material evidence has been received. The Veteran's current testicular condition is related to his active duty service, including in-service trauma. Service connection for this disability is granted.
The deciding factor: New evidence shows that the Veteran's current testicular condition may have had its onset during service and is related to in-service trauma.
- Claimed conditions
- testicular disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 20, 2015
- Citation
- 1502660
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for a testicular disorder to obtain an adequate medical opinion that addresses the article cited by the Veteran's representative.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for right knee, left knee, right shoulder, and right arm disorders have been dismissed due to withdrawal of the claims.,The Veteran's appeal for testicular disorder has also been dismissed due to withdrawal of the claim.,Service connection is granted for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including panic attacks, memory loss, anxiety), a low back disorder, and tinnitus.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for hernia, testicular disorder, and prostate nodules as the Veteran does not have these conditions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including flat feet, sleep apnea, GERD, a testicular disorder, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The decision also includes a request for a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis.
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