The Veteran's chronic left ankle strain/sprain is granted a 10% rating prior to April 21, 2015 and since then. Service connection for status post left varicocelectomy is granted.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found the Veteran’s status post left varicocelectomy is at least as likely as not related to in-service varicocele.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic left ankle strain/sprain, status post left varicocelectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19180476
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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