The Veteran's effective date for a 40 percent disability rating for service-connected epididymitis, status post right hemiscrotal exploration, is granted as of June 21, 2019.
The deciding factor: The increase in severity of the Veteran's service-connected epididymitis was factually ascertainable on March 31, 2014, and the effective date is set at the date of the private DBQ submission (June 21, 2019).
- Claimed conditions
- epididymitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- April 24, 2026
- Citation
- A26038599
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