The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's status post circumcision with residuals of groin injury, finding that his disability did not meet the criteria under Diagnostic Code 7521 (voiding dysfunction) and considering the opinion from the February 2013 VA examiner to be probative against a higher rating based on voiding dysfunction. The Board also considered whether a compensable rating could be assigned under Diagnostic Code 7522 for penile deformity with loss of erectile power, but found no evidence supporting such a finding.
The deciding factor: The February 2013 VA examiner determined that the Veteran's current voiding dysfunction was unrelated to his service-connected disability and considered the Veteran's symptoms (penile deformity and ilioinguinal neuralgia) as resulting from the traumatic injury during service, without sensory or motor loss. The Board found this opinion to be probative.
- Claimed conditions
- penile deformity, ilioinguinal neuralgia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 22, 2014
- Citation
- 1423453
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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