The Veteran's appeal for an increased evaluation of his service-connected orchalgia and orchiopexy was dismissed due to the Veteran withdrawing his appeal for TDIU. The case is now remanded for additional development including VA examinations, employment information gathering, and consideration of extraschedular evaluation.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal for entitlement to TDIU during a hearing before the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board).
- Claimed conditions
- chronic orchalgia, status post bilateral orchiopexy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 22, 2011
- Citation
- 1115897
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a genitourinary disability, including chronic orchalgia, erectile dysfunction, infertility and hypogonadism, has been granted. The issue of special monthly compensation based on loss of use is also remanded.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn by his representative, resulting in the dismissal of the case.
- Granted
The Veteran's chronic orchalgia, manifested by bilateral testicular pain that interferes with daily activity and requires continual management with medications, is rated at a 30 percent evaluation.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination and additional adjudication of his TDIU claim, including issues related to erectile dysfunction, fecal incontinence, and chronic orchalgia.
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