The Board granted an initial disability rating of 70 percent for generalized anxiety disorder and denied a higher rating for teratocarcinoma of right testis, status post right orchiectomy with retrograde ejaculation causing sterility.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's psychiatric condition warranted no more than a 70 percent rating due to occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, but not total social and occupational impairment. The evidence did not support a higher rating for the testis condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Generalized anxiety disorder, Teratocarcinoma of right testis, status post right orchiectomy with retrograde ejaculation causing sterility
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- November 6, 2024
- Citation
- A24072352
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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