The Board denied service connection for impotence and neuropathy of the lower extremities, finding no evidence of an inservice occurrence or a nexus to service.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing an in-service injury or disease related to impotence or neuropathy of the lower extremities. The veteran's current conditions have not been linked to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Impotence, Neuropathy of the lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2008
- Citation
- 0803202
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