The Board found that the veteran's impotence is not secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus and denied the claim. The neuropathy claim was also considered, but no additional medical records were provided by the RO.
The deciding factor: The April 2004 VA examiner concluded that the veteran's sexual dysfunction (impotence) preceded his diagnosis of type II diabetes mellitus by eight years, making it unlikely to be caused or aggravated by the diabetes.
- Claimed conditions
- neuropathy, impotence
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 11, 2006
- Citation
- 0624492
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What this means for you
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