The Board denied service connection for coronary artery disease, peripheral neuropathy, and peripheral vascular insufficiency as they were not shown to be related to the veteran's active duty or secondary to his diabetes mellitus. The claim for a compensable rating for erectile dysfunction was also denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a conclusion that the claimed conditions were related to service or secondary to diabetes mellitus, and there was no current diagnosis of peripheral vascular insufficiency.
- Claimed conditions
- erectile dysfunction, visual problems (secondary to diabetes mellitus), coronary artery disease (secondary to diabetes mellitus), peripheral neuropathy (secondary to diabetes mellitus), peripheral vascular insufficiency (secondary to diabetes mellitus)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 6, 2008
- Citation
- 0814903
What this means for you
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