The veteran's service connection for loss of erectile power was restored to a 20 percent evaluation effective June 11, 1997. The VA found that the veteran had diarrhea due to food intolerance and presbyopia as a developmental disorder.
The deciding factor: The RO determined that the veteran's loss of erectile power is primarily manifested by loss of erectile power with no objective evidence of deformity of the penis, warranting restoration of the 20 percent evaluation from June 11, 1997.
- Claimed conditions
- diarrhea, presbyopia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- April 7, 2003
- Citation
- 0306678
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