The Board has determined that the Veteran's sexual dysfunction is related to his service-connected PTSD and grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the sexual dysfunction was caused by or had its onset in service, including as secondary to service-connected PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- Sexual Dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 16, 2014
- Citation
- 1422353
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and remanded several service connection issues.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating for hypertension and service connection for sexual dysfunction, and remanded the claim for service connection for embolism.
- Granted
The Veteran's PTSD symptoms have been found to meet the criteria for a 70 percent disability rating prior to November 23, 2021. The appeal regarding other conditions has been dismissed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the Veteran's sexual dysfunction disability. The matter is now pending for further development and adjudication.
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