The Veteran's claim for service connection for a scrotum disorder is granted, as the evidence supports an in-service injury and current disability. Service connection is also granted for varicocele of the left testicle.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports an in-service injury to the Veteran's scrotum that resulted in current disability.
- Claimed conditions
- scrotum disorder, varicocele of the left testicle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2011
- Citation
- 1141141
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The Veteran is seeking service connection for scrotum disorder, back disability, and stroke (secondary to diabetes mellitus, type 2).
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, along with other disabilities including peripheral neuropathy and varicocele of the left testicle, renders him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and evaluations.
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