A 50% disability rating for service-connected tension headaches is granted.,An increased rating of 10% (but no higher) on an extraschedular basis for a left testicle disability is granted.,The appeal for a compensable rating for bilateral hand warts is denied.,Service connection for a bilateral eye condition is denied.,Service connection for right ear hearing loss is denied.,Issues related to service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder, and compensable ratings for bilateral scars of the hands are remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's tension headaches have produced very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks that produced severe economic inadaptability, warranting a maximum schedular rating.,Left testicle atrophy due to varicocelectomy has resulted in functional impairment not contemplated by the rating criteria, warranting an extraschedular rating of 10%.,The Veteran's bilateral hand warts are asymptomatic and do not affect at least 5 percent of total body area or exposed body area, thus no compensable rating is warranted.,There is insufficient evidence to establish a current diagnosis for the bilateral eye condition.,Right ear hearing loss does not meet VA regulations' definition of a hearing loss disability eligible for service connection.,Issues related to acquired psychiatric disorder and bilateral scars of the hands are remanded due to need for further development.
- Claimed conditions
- Tension Headaches, Left Testicle Atrophy due to Varicocelectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- May 3, 2023
- Citation
- 23025567
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