The Board denied service connection for depression, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction as they were not shown to be etiologically related to the Veteran's service-connected right hip and knee disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran's depression, hypertension, or erectile dysfunction were caused by his service-connected right hip sprain and/or status-post total right knee replacement secondary to degenerative joint disease with residual severe pain and decreased range of motion.
- Claimed conditions
- depression, hypertension, erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 11, 2009
- Citation
- 0908963
What this means for you
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