The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for his service-connected left spermatocele and service connection of a right spermatocele as secondary to the left spermatocele, due to the veteran's failure to report for scheduled VA examinations. The claim for service connection of a low back disability was also denied.
The deciding factor: The veteran failed to appear at scheduled VA examinations which were necessary to determine the nature and severity of his service-connected conditions and establish new evidence for his claims.
- Claimed conditions
- left spermatocele, right spermatocele
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 24, 2008
- Citation
- 0824891
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- Granted
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