The Veteran's residuals of a bilateral vasectomy, including an epididymal cyst, are rated at 10 percent due to daytime voiding every four to five hours and nocturia two times per night.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms align with the criteria for a 10 percent rating under the rating schedule for genitourinary disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- epididymal cyst, vasectomy complications
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2012
- Citation
- 1208348
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's epididymal cyst, which began during service and continued since then, meets the criteria for service connection.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating in excess of 50 percent for migraine headaches has been denied. The Board also remanded the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU).
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's left epididymal cyst is rated as non-compensable on a schedular basis, and the Board finds that this appeal should be referred to VA's Under Secretary for Benefits or Director of Compensation Service for consideration of an extra-schedular rating.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for an epididymal cyst has been granted. Service connection is also established for hemorrhoids.
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