The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a testicle disability, finding that there was no link between his current benign cysts and any incident of military service.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence indicating that the Veteran’s benign testicular cysts are associated with active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- testicle disability, spermatocele, epididymal cysts
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19147479
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for erectile dysfunction, spermatocele, and dermatitis due to insufficient opinions regarding their etiology.
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