The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension is not related to service-connected diabetes mellitus type 2, and thus does not warrant service connection.,Service connection for erectile dysfunction is granted as it is proximately due to or the result of his service-connected PTSD and depressive disorder.
The deciding factor: The September 2010 VA examiner found no evidence of clear aggravation of hypertension since the onset of diabetic nephropathy, while the Veteran's private physician opined that diabetes mellitus type 2 dramatically increases a person's risk for developing cardiovascular disease including hypertension.
- Claimed conditions
- Hypertension, Erectile Dysfunction, Tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 18, 2015
- Citation
- 1521096
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