The VA determined that the veteran's service-connected nodule of the upper pole of the left testicle does not warrant a rating higher than 20 percent, as there is no evidence of urinary leakage requiring absorbent materials changed more than four times per day or urinary frequency to the extent he wakes up to void five or more times per night.
The deciding factor: The veteran's nodule did not result in urinary leakage necessitating absorbent materials changed two to four times a day, nor did it cause him to wake up to void five or more times per night. His daytime voiding interval was between one and two hours, which does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- nodule of the upper pole of the left testicle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- October 3, 2007
- Citation
- 0731116
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