The Veteran's left scrotal area disability and related surgical scars are currently rated at 10 percent, but the evidence does not support a higher evaluation.
The deciding factor: The current evaluations adequately reflect the severity of the service-connected conditions based on the medical findings provided.
- Claimed conditions
- Varicocele, Epididymitis, Groin strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 13, 2015
- Citation
- 1534699
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's hypertension has been granted an increased rating of 10 percent, effective August 20, 2024. The varicocele issue remains at the noncompensable level.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition is dismissed. The claims for compensable ratings for abdominal scar and epididymitis are remanded.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that his hip arthroplasties and scars did not meet the criteria for higher ratings, and remanded the claim for epididymitis.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating or additional service-connected disability.
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