The Board has granted service connection for sexual dysfunction due to an undiagnosed illness and assigned a 40 percent initial rating effective July 15, 2009. The Veteran's lumbar spine disorder remains at a 10 percent rating.
The deciding factor: The evidence established that the Veteran had erectile dysfunction as due to an undiagnosed illness during service in Southwest Asia.
- Claimed conditions
- Sexual dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 2, 2009
- Citation
- 0941615
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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