The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for retrograde ejaculation as a residual of right testicle seminoma and for an increased rating for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine. The Board found that retrograde ejaculation is not a separate disability warranting compensation, and that the veteran's degenerative disc disease did not meet criteria for a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the veteran's retrograde ejaculation was not a distinct compensable condition as it was a residual of his right testicle seminoma. For the lumbar spine issue, the Board found no evidence of incapacitating episodes or other factors warranting an increased rating under the revised criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Disc Disease of Lumbar Spine, Retrograde Ejaculation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 30, 2006
- Citation
- 0637070
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