The Board has determined that the Veteran's sterility is due to his service-connected cystic fibrosis and grants service connection for this condition on a secondary basis.
The deciding factor: The September 2018 VA medical specialist concluded that it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran’s sterility is related to his service-connected cystic fibrosis.
- Claimed conditions
- sterility
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2019
- Citation
- 19106112
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The appeal regarding entitlement to service connection for sterility was withdrawn by the Veteran's representative and is therefore dismissed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for sterility, to include as secondary to service-connected PTSD with alcohol use disorder for another VA examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for sterility, as there has not been substantial compliance with previous remand directives.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for sterility because there was no evidence of a current disability.
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