Denied
The Board denied service connection for gonorrhea and/or syphilis infection residuals, testicular surgery residuals, and remanded the issue of Bell's palsy due to insufficient evidence.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a current diagnosis of either condition, and there was no credible medical opinion linking them to in-service events or symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- gonorrhea and/or syphilis infection residuals, testicular surgery residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25091451
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