The Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA) has determined that there is no medical evidence showing a nexus between the veteran's current Peyronie's disease and impotence and service or to a service-connected disorder, including residuals of a prostate resection. Therefore, the claim for service connection for Peyronie's disease and impotence is denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that there was no connection between the veteran's prostate surgery and his impotence or Peyronie's disease.
- Claimed conditions
- Peyronie's disease, impotence
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 22, 2000
- Citation
- 0016612
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What this means for you
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