The veteran's arthritis of the hands and right elbow is service-connected, as are his complaints of pain and numbness above the knees. The Board finds that ED (impotence) is secondary to his service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: ED was found to be a result of treatment for other service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Sinus Infection, Chronic Lung Infection, Sleep Apnea, Nervous Condition (including secondary to service-connected back condition), Memory Loss (including secondary to service-connected heart condition and/or insufficient blood flow to the brain), Lack of Sleep (including secondary to service-connected back condition), Pain and Numbness Above Knees, Skin Condition (characterized as 'running skin'), Hand Condition (characterized as 'tingling' or 'needles in the fingertips'), Erectile Dysfunction (ED), Arthritis of Hands and Right Elbow, Headaches, Coronary Artery Disease (currently rated 30% disabling), Hypertension (currently rated 10% disabling), Total Disability Rating for Compensation Purposes Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 6, 2001
- Citation
- 0122086
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