The Board denied the appellant's claims for disability benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 due to impotence and additional disability of the left lower extremity, finding that there was no evidence showing a causal relationship between VA treatment in 1993 and 1994 and the current conditions.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the appellant did not submit sufficient medical evidence to establish a causal link between his current conditions (impotence and left lower extremity disability) and the VA treatment he received in 1993 and 1994, as required by 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.
- Claimed conditions
- impotence, additional disability of the left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 24, 2000
- Citation
- 0001905
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