The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for neurogenic stool incontinence and denied his claim for a compensable rating for bilateral varicoceles. The Veteran was granted special monthly compensation (SMC) for loss of use of a creative organ effective December 1, 2013.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under the applicable diagnostic codes and the claimant's symptoms were limited to infertility caused by bilateral varicoceles.
- Claimed conditions
- neurogenic stool incontinence, bilateral varicoceles
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2026
- Citation
- A26019074
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed all claims for service connection and other issues due to the prohibition against concurrent elections under 38 C.F.R. § 3.2500(b).
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service-connected bilateral varicoceles have worsened, and the Board finds that an examination is needed to determine the current severity of his disability.
- Granted
The Veteran's application to reopen a previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for right testicle torsion was granted. Service connection for bilateral varicoceles, right microlithiasis and spermatoceles is also granted. The initial rating for bilateral pes planus (prior to August 12, 2015) is granted at a 30 percent level.
- Denied
The Veteran's character of discharge for his final period of service from March 1997 to February 2008 is a bar to VA benefits due to the commission of offenses during that period resulting in a dishonorable discharge. The appeal has been withdrawn with respect to several issues.
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