The Veteran's left epididymo-orchitis with left hydrocele was granted a rating of 20 percent prior to September 21, 2018, and 40 percent effective from that date.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's nighttime urinary problems causing awakening to void at least 3 times per night warranted the increased ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- left epididymo-orchitis with left hydrocele
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- November 19, 2025
- Citation
- 25014146
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,316 · Granted: 43% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining medical opinions and private treatment records. The issues of an increased evaluation for his service-connected left epididymo-orchitis with left hydrocele and entitlement to a TDIU are also being remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal for an increased evaluation of his service-connected left epididymo-orchitis with left hydrocele and a TDIU is being remanded due to the need for additional evidence, including VA treatment records and private medical records. The AOJ must also schedule the Veteran for a VA examination and complete any necessary evidentiary development for the TDIU claim.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
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