The Board denied service connection for low testosterone, finding that it did not have onset during active service and is not otherwise related to active service or a service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: Low testosterone was found less likely than not related to the resolved varicocele or spermatocele status post-spermatocelectomy
- Claimed conditions
- Low testosterone
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 14, 2018
- Citation
- 18135550
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for an initial compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss and remanded claims for service connection for low testosterone and an acquired psychiatric disorder.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, as the evidence did not support a current disability. The claims for left knee condition, back pain, migraines, right knee condition, GERD, and low testosterone were remanded due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a disability characterized by low testosterone, a right wrist disability, and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), but denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, bilateral lower extremity diabetic neuropathy, hypertension, and low testosterone due to exposure to various chemical or biological agents, including herbicides.
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