The Board denied an initial compensable rating for the Veteran's service-connected right testicle disability, finding that the condition only manifests as pain in the right testicle without removal of the testicle.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show bilateral atrophy or removal of both testicles to warrant a higher rating, and the Veteran’s symptom was specifically pain in his right testicle.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Testicle Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2020
- Citation
- 20000758
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,287 · Granted: 23% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's right testicle disability and right inguinal hernia. The Veteran is seeking service connection for these conditions, which are currently considered new and material based on reopened evidence.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for prostatitis with voiding dysfunction due to insufficient evidence regarding a current diagnosis and its relationship to service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that the appellant's urinary incontinence, right testicular disability, left ear hearing loss, cervical spine arthritis, and traumatic brain injury were not incurred or caused by his active service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim of entitlement to a compensable rating for his right testicle disability requires additional development and will be remanded for further action.
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