The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to May 12, 2009 for the grant of special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ is denied as there was no claim filed before April 7, 2010 and the earliest evidence of record showing erectile dysfunction is dated in June 2009.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to May 12, 2009 for the grant of special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ was denied as there was no claim filed before April 7, 2010 and the earliest evidence of record showing erectile dysfunction is dated in June 2009.
- Claimed conditions
- Erectile Dysfunction, Prostate Cancer
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 10, 2015
- Citation
- 1506072
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for Type II Diabetes Mellitus, Bilateral Lower Extremity Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (Sciatic Nerve), Erectile Dysfunction, and Bladder Cancer in remission. Effective dates have been set for these awards as of July 14, 2004. The Veteran's claim for higher initial disability ratings and earlier effective dates are being remanded.
- Granted
The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is found to have had its onset during service, and the Board grants service connection for this condition.
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