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.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions provided significant probative weight and indicated that the current disabilities were directly caused by the vasectomy performed during service.
- Claimed conditions
- vasectomy, scrotal hematoma, right testicle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2024
- Citation
- A24065977
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 134 · Granted: 38% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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