The Board has denied service connection for testicular cancer, loss of creative organ, and infertility. Service connection for depression was also denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish a medical nexus between the Veteran's disabilities and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- testicular cancer, loss of creative organ, infertility
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20081258
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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- Denied
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for testicular cancer, finding no evidence of an in-service disease or injury and no link to herbicide exposure.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for scars residual of dog bite right hand, dermatitis, right shoulder and adhesive/latex skin allergy, infertility, residuals of left ovary dermoid cyst surgery with scars, and complete loss of sense of smell (Phantosmia).
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