The Board denied the veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 30 percent for residuals of a laparoscopic inguinal herniorrhaphy, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show symptoms consistent with a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- atrophy of the left testicle, chronic epididymo-orchitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- July 17, 2008
- Citation
- 0823717
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's voiding dysfunction is granted as secondary to his service-connected status post vasectomy with persistent pain syndrome, chronic epididymo-orchitis. His initial evaluation for this condition remains at 10 percent.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for chronic epididymo-orchitis, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis and short time period between service and diagnosis support a nexus to service.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 30 percent disability rating for vasectomy residuals and a 20 percent rating for erectile dysfunction, while denying a compensable rating for chronic epididymo-orchitis.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to conflicting evidence regarding whether the Veteran's voiding dysfunction is related to his service-connected conditions or his erectile dysfunction. The case will be returned for further development and an addendum opinion.
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