The VA determined that the veteran's impotency was not caused by medication prescribed for his service-connected anxiety disorder, and thus denied compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.
The deciding factor: VA medical opinions established that venlafaxine (Effexor) did not cause the veteran's current impotence.
- Claimed conditions
- impotency
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 28, 2006
- Citation
- 0612245
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