The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for left varicocele, status post varicocelectomy. The evidence supports a finding that his pre-existing condition worsened during active service.
The deciding factor: The veteran's current left testicle varicocele is presumed to have been aggravated by service due to its worsening during the period of active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- left varicocele, left testicle varicocele
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- May 10, 2002
- Citation
- 0204367
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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