The veteran's left testicle disability does not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation under DC 7523 or DC 7525.
The deciding factor: VA examinations and treatment records show that the veteran's left testicle is atrophied, but his right testicle is normal. Urinary symptoms are unrelated to the service-connected left testicle disability.
- Claimed conditions
- left testicle atrophy, chronic orchitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 9, 2009
- Citation
- 0904597
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 499 · Granted: 18% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted a 30 percent rating for the Veteran's testicular disability, as the symptoms and impairment more nearly approximate the criteria for this rating.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for an increased rating and earlier effective date for left testicle atrophy have been dismissed due to the appellant's withdrawal of both appeals.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has granted service connection for chronic orchitis and IBS with gastritis, but the issues of service connection for a psychiatric disorder and an autoimmune disease (Sjogren's syndrome) are remanded due to insufficient evidence.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a left testicle condition (claimed as bilateral), but denied service connection for left breast lymphadenopathy.
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