A 10 percent disability rating is granted for DJD status post right fifth metacarpal, effective November 15, 2012. The Veteran's atrophy of the right testicle remains denied.,The issues of service connection for chronic bronchitis, tonsillitis (secondary to bronchitis), epistaxis (frequent nose bleeds), and heart block (secondarily related to GERD) are remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's DJD status post right fifth metacarpal is characterized by painful joints. The Board affords the benefit of doubt in favor of a 10 percent rating.,The evidence does not support a compensable rating for atrophy of the right testicle, as there is no reduction in size or absence of spermatozoa.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) status post right fifth metacarpal, Atrophy of the right testicle, Chronic bronchitis, Tonsillitis, Epistaxis (frequent nose bleeds), Heart block, Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 27, 2018
- Citation
- 18153235
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