The Veteran's claim for tuberculosis of the testes is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability related to service or secondary to his left varicocele.,Service connection is granted for depression, which is found to be secondary to his service-connected left varicocele.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support the diagnosis of tuberculosis of the testes and there is no competent opinion linking it to service or a service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Tuberculosis of the testes, Acquired psychiatric disorder (depression)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- March 16, 2022
- Citation
- 22015056
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