The Veteran's testicular cancer and residuals thereof are granted service connection due to the evidence being in equipoise as to whether it first manifested within one year of his discharge from active duty.
The deciding factor: The symptoms identified by the Veteran were later identified as manifestations of a malignant tumor, which is compensable under the rating criteria. The Board finds the evidence to be in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's testicular cancer first manifested within one year of his March 1981 discharge from active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of testicular cancer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 11, 2023
- Citation
- 23038385
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What this means for you
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of testicular cancer and erectile dysfunction are being remanded due to the need to verify his exposure during active duty.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for residuals of testicular cancer, finding that the evidence was in approximate balance and warranting the benefit of the doubt.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of March 20, 2018 for service connection for residuals of testicular cancer and left groin scars.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error, and will consider any additional evidence submitted after the May 2023 decision. The Veteran's testicular cancer is being examined for its etiology, including potential herbicide exposure.
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