The Board has determined that the Veteran's epididymal cyst, which began during service and continued since then, meets the criteria for service connection.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's testimony regarding his continuous experience with an epididymal cyst from service to present was credible and resolved all reasonable doubt in favor of granting service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- epididymal cyst
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 15, 2024
- Citation
- 24012295
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating in excess of 50 percent for migraine headaches has been denied. The Board also remanded the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU).
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's left epididymal cyst is rated as non-compensable on a schedular basis, and the Board finds that this appeal should be referred to VA's Under Secretary for Benefits or Director of Compensation Service for consideration of an extra-schedular rating.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for an epididymal cyst has been granted. Service connection is also established for hemorrhoids.
- Denied
The Board found that a chronic epididymal cyst was not incurred in or aggravated by service, and denied the Veteran's claim for service connection.
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