The Veteran's dental condition for compensation purposes is denied as there is no evidence of a compensable dental disability.,A separate 10 percent rating is granted for frequent UTIs related to service-connected testicular contusion, but the issue of higher ratings remains remanded due to lack of medical opinion on the relationship between current foot disabilities and service connection.,The Veteran's right and left foot disabilities are remanded as VA has not provided a medical examination or opinion regarding their etiology.,The Veteran's residuals from testicular contusion require a compensable rating, but the issue is also remanded due to lack of medical opinion on the relationship between current symptoms and service connection.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of a dental condition for which compensation can be granted.,The Veteran's UTIs are rated at 10 percent under old criteria, but higher ratings are not available due to lack of supporting medical evidence. The issue remains remanded as VA has not provided an opinion on the relationship between current symptoms and service connection.,VA has not provided a medical examination or opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's foot disabilities. The issue is also remanded for this reason.,The Veteran's residuals from testicular contusion require a compensable rating, but VA has not provided an opinion on whether these current symptoms are related to service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Dental condition, UTIs (Frequent), Right foot disability, to include plantar fasciitis and pes planus, Left foot disability, to include plantar fasciitis and pes planus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 20, 2022
- Citation
- 22029891
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