The Board found that the veteran's left orchiectomy was not aggravated by service, and denied his claim for residuals of a left orchiectomy.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the atrophy of the left testicle preexisted service and any subsequent surgery did not result in permanent increase in disability.
- Claimed conditions
- atrophy of left testicle, left orchiectomy
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2006
- Citation
- 0600637
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's left orchiectomy is not compensable as he retains the right testicle and receives special monthly compensation for loss of use of a creative organ.
- Denied
The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's residuals status post left orchiectomy, finding that the evidence did not show removal of both testes and thus no entitlement to a higher rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied the claims for an earlier effective date, a 10 percent evaluation based on multiple noncompensable disabilities, and a compensable rating for inguinal hernia residuals. The claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for left orchiectomy was remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied the claims for an earlier effective date, a 10 percent evaluation based on multiple noncompensable disabilities, and a compensable rating for inguinal hernia residuals. The claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for left orchiectomy was remanded.
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