The Veteran is granted a 10 percent rating for his post-operative left varicocele scar, but denied an increased rating for his post-operative residuals of a left varicocele.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations and medical records did not show any history of recurrent urinary tract infections or related symptomatology specifically due to the left varicocele disability.
- Claimed conditions
- left varicocele scar, post-operative residuals of a left varicocele
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- July 19, 2017
- Citation
- 1728292
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected left varicocele scar and post-operative left varicocele.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the post-operative residuals of a left varicocele as there is no evidence showing an increase in severity during or as a result of active service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's claim for service connection for the post-operative residuals of a left varicocele is being remanded due to inadequate notice provided prior to the initial unfavorable decision.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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