Swelling in the scrotum caused by enlarged veins or fluid buildup around the testicle.
Because the only rating available under this diagnostic code is 0%, evidence that establishes a service connection for your varicocele or hydrocele is the primary focus. Medical records confirming the diagnosis — such as physical examination notes or imaging results — help show the condition exists and is documented.
If your condition involves the loss or loss of use of a creative organ, records that speak to that specifically would be relevant to a possible special monthly compensation determination. A physician's statement describing the nature and extent of your condition, including any effect on organ function, supports that part of the evaluation.
Statements from you describing how the condition affects your daily life may also be part of your file, though the rating criteria for this code do not set symptom thresholds that would change the percentage assigned.
Conditions that are often caused or made worse by this one. If you have any of these, they may be claimable as secondary service connection.
