The veteran's service-connected impotency, rated as noncompensable, was denied a higher evaluation due to the absence of deformity of the penis related to his service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence linking the claimed penile deformity to the service-connected diabetes mellitus-induced impotency. The veteran's symptoms are insufficient for a compensable rating under the applicable diagnostic code.
- Claimed conditions
- Impotency, Peyronie's disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 4, 2006
- Citation
- 0600061
What this means for you
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