The Board found that the Veteran's sexual impotence, currently diagnosed as erectile dysfunction, did not have its onset during military service or within the initial post-service year and is not otherwise etiologically related to a service-connected psychiatric disorder. The Board also found that the shin splints of the left leg were aggravated by the service-connected pes planus.
The deciding factor: The April 2010 VA urology examination report concluded that the Veteran's sexual impotence was less likely caused or aggravated by military service, including an in-service groin injury, and is more likely related to his psychiatric disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Impotency (erectile dysfunction)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2010
- Citation
- 1040798
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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