The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating of 20 percent for his erectile dysfunction, finding that it is at least as likely as not that he has Peyronie's disease, which caused a physical penile deformity and loss of erectile power.
The deciding factor: A VA compensation examiner concluded that the Veteran's Peyronie's disease was more likely than not related to his service-connected prostate cancer treatment, leading to his ED.
- Claimed conditions
- Erectile Dysfunction (ED), Peyronie's disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- April 9, 2010
- Citation
- 1013625
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What this means for you
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