The Veteran's right hydrocele has been shown to cause recurrent pain, but not atrophy or significant functional impairment. As such, the claim for an initial compensable rating is denied.
The deciding factor: The right hydrocele causes recurrent testicular and spermatic cord pain without evidence of testicular atrophy or significant functional impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- right hydrocele
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 31, 2022
- Citation
- 22019032
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to September 8, 2009. The evidence did not show that the veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of right hydrocele status post testicle infection and surgery, as well as the specific scar on his right testicle, has been granted. The decision also includes a grant of service connection for a 1 cm x 1 cm right testicle scar.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) due to his service-connected disabilities, finding that they did not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service-connected right inguinal hernia and associated right hydrocele prevent him from securing or following any substantially gainful occupation, but a new examination is needed to determine his current functional limitations.
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