The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected right epididymitis does not warrant a rating higher than 10 percent, as it has primarily been manifested by intermittent pain and swelling in the right testicle area without recurrent symptomatic infection requiring drainage or frequent hospitalization.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show recurrent symptomatic infection requiring drainage/frequent hospitalization (greater than two times per year), and thus the criteria for a higher 30 percent rating were not met.
- Claimed conditions
- right epididymitis, chronic right epididymitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 25, 2003
- Citation
- 0303267
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