The Veteran's petition to reopen the claim of service connection for a right shoulder disorder is granted. The claims of service connection for left varicocele, residuals of fracture, left third toe, dorsum right hand scar, and bilateral hearing loss are remanded.,Service connection for left varicocele remains denied as there is no evidence showing it has required long-term drug therapy, hospitalizations, or intermittent intensive management.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected conditions have not met the criteria for a compensable rating under applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Varicocele, Right Shoulder Disorder (claimed as bursitis)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 18, 2020
- Citation
- 20041745
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- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection for right shoulder, right knee and left knee disabilities were dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeals prior to a decision being made.,The Veteran's appeals for an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD and TBI, and an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for left varicocele are remanded for further development.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for low back disorder, burn scars of the ankles, and left varicocele due to lack of new and material evidence.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, but the issue of an initial compensable rating for residuals of left varicocele is remanded due to failure to issue a Statement of the Case.
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