The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for low sperm count as a result of exposure to ionizing radiation, finding that there is no current diagnosis and insufficient evidence linking the condition to active service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no objective evidence of a diagnosed low sperm count disorder in the Veteran's medical records and concluded that the Veteran did not have a current disability for which service connection could be granted.
- Claimed conditions
- low sperm count
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19191729
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- Denied
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