The Board denied a higher rating for left varicocele, finding that the condition did not meet the criteria for a compensable (10%) disability rating due to lack of long-term drug therapy, hospitalizations, or intensive management.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show the Veteran required long-term drug therapy, 1-2 hospitalizations per year, or intermittent intensive management for left varicocele.
- Claimed conditions
- left varicocele
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- August 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19164942
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