The Board has granted a 10 percent evaluation for the veteran's status post stab avulsion of varicose veins of the right lower extremity, and denied his claim for an increased evaluation for left testicular pain.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported a 10 percent evaluation based on persistent numbness in the right lower extremity subsequent to varicose vein surgery, but not edema or other symptoms warranting higher ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- left testicular pain, status post stab avulsion of varicose veins of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- August 17, 2005
- Citation
- 0522444
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- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tension headaches, left testicular pain, right knee disability, lumbar spine disability, and left lower extremity radiculopathy. The reduction in rating for posttraumatic stress disorder with major depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder from 70 percent to 50 percent was improper; a 70 percent disability rating is restored.
- Denied
The Board found that the calculation of the combined disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected disabilities was correct, resulting in a 40 percent rating. The claim for a higher combined rating is denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's initial compensable rating for spermatocele, left testicular pain, s/p spermatocele removal is being remanded due to the need for an addendum opinion regarding nerve impairment and atrophy of both testicles.
- Denied
The Veteran's left scrotum surgeries did not meet the criteria for a temporary total evaluation as they did not require hospitalization or convalescence, and his pain was managed with medication and supportive underwear.
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