The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected loss of erectile power does not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation and denied his claim.
The deciding factor: The disability picture was found to be adequately described by the rating schedule, and no extraschedular referral was required.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of erectile power
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 27, 2011
- Citation
- 1147014
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