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 assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 9, 2009
- Citation
- 0904597
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 499 · Granted: 18% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- 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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