The Board finds that entitlement to service connection for impotence as secondary to the Veteran's service connected PTSD is warranted, and that the criteria for entitlement to special monthly compensation for loss of use of a creative organ have been met.
The deciding factor: The evidence both for and against finding that the Veteran's medications resulted in his impotence are in relative equipoise, and this equates to loss of use of the creative organ.
- Claimed conditions
- Impotence
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 11, 2009
- Citation
- 0908983
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and opinions. The TDIU claim is also inextricably intertwined with these issues.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied a compensable rating for impotence and remanded the service connection claim for bladder cancer.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities, impotence, and tension headaches were rated at various levels based on their severity.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's heart disability, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction did not have onset during active service, did not manifest within one year of separation from active duty, and are not otherwise etiology related to the Veteran's active service.
We are not the VA. Veterans’ Rights is an independent resource built for veterans. We are not the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, not part of the government, and not endorsed by any government agency.
This is general information, not legal advice. For advice about your own situation, talk to a VA-accredited representative — many help for free.