The Board finds that the veteran's erectile dysfunction is related to his service-connected degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine. The effective date for the grant of service connection for degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine has been set at January 29, 1998.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners provided opinions indicating that the veteran's erectile dysfunction is likely related to his service-connected degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine and medications he takes for it.
- Claimed conditions
- erectile dysfunction, degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- February 24, 2006
- Citation
- 0605336
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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