The veteran's claim for a compensable rating for residuals of a hydrocelectomy was denied, but he was granted special monthly pension benefits on account of the need for the aid and attendance of another person. The decision also noted that nursing home placement had been considered in the past.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the veteran required regular assistance with activities of daily living due to his visual impairment and other conditions, meeting the criteria for special monthly pension benefits on account of need for aid and attendance.
- Claimed conditions
- hydrocelectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2003
- Citation
- 0302376
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Decisions by this judge: 1,467 · Granted: 18% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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Related decisions
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has granted a 20 percent evaluation for the Veteran's hydrocelectomy. The issue of service connection for erectile dysfunction, as secondary to service-connected hydrocelectomy, is remanded due to procedural error.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's DVT following a hydrocelectomy is not considered an additional disability due to VA treatment, as the evidence does not establish that it was caused by VA carelessness or negligence. The risk of DVT from this minor procedure was deemed rare and not reasonably foreseeable.
- Whole decision: Denied
The veteran's claim for an increased rating for left hydrocele with hydrocelectomy was denied as there is no evidence showing that the condition is of sufficient severity to warrant a higher evaluation. The veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ was also denied.
- Whole decision: Denied
The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for his service-connected left varicocelectomy and hydrocelectomy was denied as he failed to report for scheduled VA examinations without good cause.
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