The veteran's impotence is service-connected as secondary to his PTSD. The veteran's skin conditions are also service-connected, but no evidence supports a connection to the Persian Gulf War or any other specific exposure.
The deciding factor: The Board found that medication prescribed for the veteran's service-connected PTSD contributes to his erectile dysfunction and that his skin conditions are related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- impotence, keratosis pilaris, xerosis, superficial folliculitis, cardiomyopathy and an enlarged heart, left abdominal pain, Mallory-Weiss tear of the esophagus, warts
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 17, 2009
- Citation
- 0905721
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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