The Veteran's right-sided orchialgia is manifested by chronic pain and swelling requiring long-term drug therapy, but does not meet the criteria for a higher initial rating.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms do not warrant a higher than 10 percent disability rating as they do not meet the criteria for recurrent symptomatic infection requiring drainage or frequent hospitalization (greater than two times per year).
- Claimed conditions
- right-sided orchialgia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 4, 2011
- Citation
- 1104628
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- Denied
The Veteran's right-sided orchialgia does not prevent him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment, and therefore the criteria for entitlement to TDIU are not satisfied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for a supplemental opinion from the VA examiner regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected right-sided orchialgia renders him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's claim for a higher initial evaluation for right-sided orchialgia is being remanded to the RO for further development and consideration.
- Denied
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