The Veteran's left testicle condition and chronic orchialgia are not deemed to be related to VA treatment, as the cause is attributed to surgical complications rather than carelessness or negligence on VA's part.
The deciding factor: VA treatment did not result in additional disability due to lack of informed consent issues and reasonable foreseeability of post-surgical complications.
- Claimed conditions
- left testicle condition, chronic orchialgia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 9, 2012
- Citation
- 1227499
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- Granted
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