The Veteran's prostate and bladder disorder are found to be at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected diabetes mellitus.,His erectile dysfunction is also found to be at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected diabetes mellitus.,New evidence has been presented that raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim for heart disorder, which may be due to Agent Orange exposure or secondary to diabetes mellitus.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's prostate and bladder symptoms are found to be related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.,His erectile dysfunction is also found to be related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus based on the duration of the primary disability (diabetes mellitus).,The new evidence includes VA treatment records that indicate coronary artery disease, which may be due to Agent Orange exposure or secondary to diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- Prostate/Bladder Disorder, Erectile Dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 25, 2012
- Citation
- 1202707
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What this means for you
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- Granted
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