The Board has determined that the Veteran's osteoarthritis and disc desiccation of the lumbar spine are related to his service, granting service connection for these conditions. The claim for a testicle condition was denied as there is no evidence of such a condition during the appeal period.
The deciding factor: There is no current diagnosis of a testicle condition in the record and the Veteran has not provided any recent symptoms or treatment related to this issue.
- Claimed conditions
- osteoarthritis and disc desiccation of the lumbar spine, testicle condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 26, 2017
- Citation
- 1742255
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a testicle condition caused by VA surgical treatment in October 1986, as the evidence did not show that the additional disability was proximately caused by carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault on the part of the Department in furnishing the surgical treatment.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions were denied in previous rating decisions. The Board is remanding the case to determine if the Appellant received the month-of-death benefit and to conduct an accounting of any payment.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's appeals for service connection of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, arthritis of the left shoulder, arthritis of the back, right wrist carpal tunnel syndrome, kidney condition, bladder condition, testicle condition, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy. The evidence received since the June 2014 rating decision is not new and material.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development and examination, specifically regarding service connection for a testicle condition and rating of PTSD.
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