The Board has determined that the veteran's impotence and urinary dysfunction are not service-connected, as there is no medical evidence showing a causal link to VA treatment in November 1994. The claim for an increased rating for hemorrhoids was also denied.
The deciding factor: VA treatment records do not show any abnormality related to the insertion or removal of a catheter that could have caused impotence and urinary dysfunction, and there is no evidence linking these conditions to VA care in November 1994.
- Claimed conditions
- impotence, urinary dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 9, 2002
- Citation
- 0207452
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What this means for you
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for hypertension, finding that the evidence is at least in approximate balance that the Veteran's hypertension began during active service.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for urinary dysfunction, to include nocturia, finding it is due to the Veteran's service-connected obstructive sleep apnea.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for various conditions, including impotence, headaches, cervical spine degenerative joint disease, and peripheral neuropathy of both upper and lower extremities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a respiratory condition, diabetes, high blood pressure, sleep apnea, and impotence to ensure VA satisfies its duty to assist by providing the Veteran with VA examinations.
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