The Board granted service connection for several conditions, including chronic sinusitis and dermatosis, and assigned a 10 percent disability rating for scars from right shoulder surgery and right testicular hydrocele status-post surgical repair.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms of pain and swelling in the right testicle and shoulder were more closely aligned with the criteria for a 10 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 7804, which pertains to painful scars. The Board also granted service connection based on the Veteran's exposure during the Persian Gulf War.
- Claimed conditions
- scars, residual of right shoulder surgery, right testicular hydrocele status-post surgical repair, bilateral hearing loss, bilateral eye disability (claimed as 'burning eyes'), chronic sinusitis, dermatosis, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) with functional abdominal pain syndrome with bloating and pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25045820
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.
What you can do next
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