The Board found that the veteran's erectile disorder was not incurred in or aggravated by his active service, may not be presumed to have been incurred therein, and is not proximately caused or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence of an erectile disorder during active service. The first evidence of treatment for an erectile disorder is from 1986, approximately four years after separation from service. There is also no competent medical evidence establishing a link between the veteran's current erectile disorder and his service-connected type II diabetes mellitus or coronary artery disease.
- Claimed conditions
- Erectile Disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2008
- Citation
- 0841458
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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