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.
The deciding factor: The disability picture best fits the criteria for a 30 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Code 7525 (chronic epididymo-orchitis) due to the need for continuous intensive management of pain symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic orchalgia, bilateral testicular pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- August 21, 2012
- Citation
- 1228691
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