The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied as there is no evidence of a diagnosed disability, and the claimed conditions are not related to his active service or any presumptive exposure.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence of record diagnosing the Veteran with erectile dysfunction, chronic fatigue syndrome, or irritable bowel syndrome. The Veteran's right arm and left arm disabilities are not found to be directly related to his service-connected right knee disability. The claims for increased ratings were also denied as there was no evidence of a current disability that warranted an increase in rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Erectile Dysfunction, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 27, 2013
- Citation
- 1339110
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is secondary to his service-connected major depressive disorder, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim of service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome due to conflicting medical evidence regarding the potential diagnosis. The case will be returned to the AOJ for further review and consideration.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim of service connection for erectile dysfunction due to insufficient medical evidence and a need for a VA examination.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of rationale in the VA examiner's opinion and an inconsistency between the examination report and nexus opinion.
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