The Board has determined that the Veteran's primary hypogonadism is not attributable to his active duty service, including exposure to herbicides. As such, the claim for service connection for primary hypogonadism is denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's primary hypogonadism was less likely than not related to his service due to a lack of evidence linking it to his period of active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- primary hypogonadism
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 22, 2018
- Citation
- 1817523
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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
The Veteran's multi-symptom illness, including joint pain, muscle aches, chronic fatigue, headaches, neurologic symptoms, primary hypogonadism and insomnia, is granted as service connected due to Persian Gulf War service. The respiratory condition claim is remanded for further examination. The hypertension secondary to hypogonadotropic hypogonadism claim is also remanded.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development and opinion regarding service connection for primary hypogonadism, including as due to service-connected prostate cancer or herbicide exposure.
- Whole decision: Denied
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