The Veteran's orchitis and residual tender scar have been granted a compensable disability rating, but the increase rating for the residual tender scar and denial of the right upper scrotum scar remain.
The deciding factor: The VA found that the service-connected orchitis approximated chronic testicular/scrotal pain requiring long-term drug therapy, warranting a 10% disability rating. The residual tender scar did not meet criteria for higher ratings under Diagnostic Codes 7801-7802 or 7804.
- Claimed conditions
- orchitis, residual tender scar, right upper scrotum
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 28, 2022
- Citation
- 22018126
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