The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for his service-connected postoperative right testicle cancer with abdominal lymph node metastasis and a TDIU, finding that the current state of his disability does not warrant a compensable evaluation.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support an increased rating as the schedule and regulations do not provide for a compensable rating for a single absent testis, separate from special monthly compensation for loss of use of a creative organ.
- Claimed conditions
- Postoperative right testicle cancer with abdominal lymph node metastasis, Pulmonary fibrosis, Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), Bilateral patellofemoral syndrome (knees), Low back pain status post chemotherapy, Sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- April 19, 2000
- Citation
- 0010414
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What this means for you
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