The Veteran's left testicle pain and hernia repair scar have been granted service connection, with the right ankle disability receiving a separate rating.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established for the Veteran's left testicle pain as residuals of his in-service vasectomy. The hernia repair scar received a compensable (10%) initial rating based on its associated symptoms and appearance.
- Claimed conditions
- left testicle pain, hernia repair scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 11, 2015
- Citation
- 1506391
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, with the exception of remanding certain issues.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for inguinal herniorrhaphy, hernia repair scar, and lipoma as there was insufficient evidence to establish a nexus between these conditions and his military service.,Secondary service connection for the hernia repair scar and lipoma were also denied because there was no established link to any existing service-connected disabilities.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection and increased ratings in all remaining claims, including bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, GERD, and a hernia repair scar. The Board has dismissed the appeal as per the Veteran's wishes.
- Granted
The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of service connection for residuals of vasectomy complications, previously claimed as left testicle pain. The Veteran's current condition is related to his service-connected vasectomy, resulting in chronic left testicle pain.
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