The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for vasectomy, secondary to his service-connected bipolar disorder with depression and anxiety due to a lack of evidence supporting that the vasectomy was caused or aggravated by his mental health condition.
The deciding factor: VA examiners found no evidence to support that the Veteran underwent vasectomy due to his depression or anxiety.
- Claimed conditions
- vasectomy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 25, 2021
- Citation
- 21065225
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted a rating of 10 percent for the Veteran's service-connected transient ischemic attack (TIA) and denied all other claims, including those related to left knee disability, hyperlipidemia, vasectomy, and allergic rhinitis.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the residuals of a vasectomy, including scrotal hematoma of the right testicle. The evidence shows that these conditions are related to the Veteran's in-service vasectomy.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's erectile dysfunction and the relationship between in-service neisseria gonorrhea and ED.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further examinations to determine the current nature and etiology of any claimed disabilities, including vasectomy residuals, dental issues, left ankle disability, right wrist disability, left wrist disability, right CTS, and left CTS.
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