The Veteran's claim for an increased disability rating in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus was denied. The issue of service connection for PTSD and erectile dysfunction associated with diabetes mellitus remains pending.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support the assignment of a compensable initial disability rating for erectile dysfunction or a higher rating for diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder to include PTSD, Erectile Dysfunction associated with Diabetes Mellitus
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2010
- Citation
- 1037935
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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