The Board has granted a 20% evaluation for the service-connected erectile dysfunction of the penis and found that the veteran's balanitis is secondary to his service-connected hypertension. The decision also notes that some criteria for a higher rating are met, but does not specify an effective date.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the veteran's balanitis was more likely related to diabetes rather than his service-connected hypertension.
- Claimed conditions
- erectile dysfunction of the penis, balanitis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- May 12, 2003
- Citation
- 0308921
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Decisions by this judge: 1,055 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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