The Board has granted a 10% rating for the veteran's left varicocele, finding that it is tender to palpation and does not result in frequent hospitalizations or marked interference with employment.
The deciding factor: The symptomatology of the left varicocele (mild tenderness) was found to be analogous to a painful and tender scar, warranting a 10% rating under Diagnostic Code 7804. The veteran's condition did not meet criteria for other service connection theories or require extraschedular consideration.
- Claimed conditions
- left varicocele
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 9, 2002
- Citation
- 0217736
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