The Veteran's bilateral hydroceles did not cause any impairment in urination or renal function, so a compensable rating is denied.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not show daytime voiding intervals between two and three hours or nocturnal awakenings to void for the Veteran's bilateral hydroceles.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hydroceles
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 26, 2024
- Citation
- 24003986
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