The Veteran's claims for service connection and initial ratings were partially granted, with a 10 percent rating assigned for benign varicocele, left scrotal sac, and a 30 percent rating assigned for residuals of a sphincterotomy for rectal fissure.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the presence of occasional pain and hypersensitivity in the benign varicocele, and frequently recurring prolapse of the rectum and occasional leakage in the residuals of a sphincterotomy for rectal fissure.
- Claimed conditions
- gynecomastia, benign varicocele, left scrotal sac, testicular microlithiasis, scars, residual of surgery for gynecomastia, gastroesophageal reflux disease, chronic lower back sprain, residuals of a sphincterotomy for rectal fissure
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 12, 2009
- Citation
- 0909230
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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