The Board has determined that the severance of service connection for BPH, impotence, and special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ was improper due to new evidence provided by the Veteran's private physician indicating that his conditions are more likely than not caused by his left varicocele disability.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there is conflicting medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's BPH and impotence were secondary to his service-connected left varicocele, thus finding clear and unmistakable error in severance decisions.
- Claimed conditions
- BPH, Impotence
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 21, 2014
- Citation
- 1417670
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Denied
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