The Board has granted a 20 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected Peyronie's disease and impotence, finding that both conditions are most appropriately rated under Diagnostic Code 7522.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected Peyronie's disease and secondary impotence were found to be anatomically and symptomatically analogous to penile deformity with loss of erectile power, warranting a higher rating under the same diagnostic code.
- Claimed conditions
- Peyronie's disease, impotence
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- October 1, 2002
- Citation
- 0213297
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