The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased compensable ratings for right hydrocelectomy and right epididymitis, finding that his symptomatology did not manifest in long-term drug therapy, hospitalizations, or conditions meeting criteria for compensable ratings. The Board also denied entitlement to TDIU and found that referral for extraschedular TDIU consideration was not warranted.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of evidence demonstrated that throughout the appeal period the Veteran's testicle disabilities did not cause urinary tract infections, were not treated with long-term drug therapy, did not result in required hospitalizations or intensive management, and did not manifest voiding dysfunction caused by the service-connected condition (the urinary frequency was attributed to benign prostatic hypertrophy), and the Veteran failed to provide substantial information on the TDIU application form regarding employment and training history necessary to establish a reasonable possibility of unemployability.
- Claimed conditions
- right hydrocelectomy, right epididymitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- January 2, 2020
- Citation
- 20000296
What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board denied entitlement to an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for right epididymitis and a compensable evaluation for right ear hearing loss, but remanded the claims for a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus and service connection for hypertension.
- Granted
The veteran's right epididymitis is rated as 10 percent disabling by analogy to painful scars.
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