The Board has denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for the Veteran's left epididymal cyst and has remanded the issue of entitlement to TDIU due to service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's disability evaluations do not satisfy the minimum schedular criteria for a TDIU, but his underlying claim may warrant extraschedular consideration based on his employment history and other factors.
- Claimed conditions
- left epididymal cyst
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 12, 2023
- Citation
- 23002122
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's left epididymal cyst is related to a documented injury during INACDUTRA, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition. The issue of service connection for left inguinal hernia remains pending as there are conflicting medical opinions regarding its current existence.
- Granted
The Veteran's left epididymal cyst is rated at a 10 percent disability rating, effective from April 1, 2008.
- Denied
The Veteran's left epididymal cyst has been consistently manifested by pain, but not to the extent that it requires long-term drug therapy, two hospitalizations per year, or continuous intensive management. The Board denied a compensable rating for this condition and found no need for extraschedular consideration.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for age-related degenerative changes of the back, left elbow laceration (resolved), hemorrhoids, and left epididymal cyst as there was no evidence of a chronic condition during active service or aggravation by service.
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