The Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for erectile dysfunction associated with prostate cancer is being remanded due to the need for additional examination. The issue of whether he has a penis deformity in addition to his erectile dysfunction is also pending.
The deciding factor: The current VA examinations did not address the specific issues raised by the Veteran regarding penis deformity and its relationship to erectile dysfunction.
- Claimed conditions
- erectile dysfunction associated with prostate cancer, penis deformity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 19, 2012
- Citation
- 1236284
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including prostate cancer, CAD, and bilateral lower extremity nerve damage, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted the TDIU.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of May 10, 1989, for the grant of service connection for tinnitus and dismissed the claim for an earlier effective date for bilateral hearing loss. Other claims were denied.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his service-connected conditions did not contribute to his death. The Veteran died from multiple disease processes of the elderly.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating for erectile dysfunction and prostate cancer, and an earlier effective date for the increased rating of erectile dysfunction.
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