The Veteran's orchialgia of the right testicle due to epididymal cyst is now rated at 10 percent, effective from December 30, 1999. Service connection for schizoaffective disorder was granted effective February 7, 2002.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's orchialgia of the right testicle due to epididymal cyst is rated as a painful scar under Diagnostic Code 7804, resulting in a 10 percent evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- orchialgia of the right testicle due to epididymal cyst
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 2, 2011
- Citation
- 1104263
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