The Board has determined that the Veteran's left testicle disability warrants an initial 20 percent evaluation, and no higher, under the criteria applicable for rating the genitourinary system. The evidence is in equipoise as to whether both testes are atrophied.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a finding of urinary symptoms related to the left testicle disability.
- Claimed conditions
- left testicle disability, atrophy of both testes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- September 5, 2012
- Citation
- 1230372
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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.
- Granted
The Board granted special monthly compensation based on the loss of use of a creative organ due to service-connected scrotal varicocele and atrophy of both testes.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional development, including examinations and medical records review. The TDIU claim is also remanded.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left testicle disability, finding that it is at least as likely as not incurred in service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for left testicle varicocele and left knee scars must be remanded due to the need for additional examination and evaluation.
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