The Veteran's infertility, diagnosed as hypogonadism, is not service-connected because it did not have its onset in service and is not otherwise etiologically related to service. The exposure to contaminants at Camp Lejeune does not qualify for presumptive service connection.
The deciding factor: Hypogonadism was not associated with the Veteran's exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, and there is no evidence of a direct relationship between the condition and service.
- Claimed conditions
- Infertility, Hypogonadism
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 6, 2023
- Citation
- A23034824
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