The Veteran's claims for service connection for skin cancer, erectile dysfunction as secondary to diabetes, and peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities are all granted. However, there is no current diagnosis or residuals of skin cancer, and the Board finds that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction and peripheral neuropathy are related to his service-connected diabetes.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner diagnosed erectile dysfunction as secondary to diabetes mellitus based on its commonality with diabetes complications.
- Claimed conditions
- Skin Cancer, Erectile Dysfunction (secondary to diabetes), Peripheral Neuropathy of the Upper Extremities (secondary to diabetes), Peripheral Neuropathy of the Lower Extremities (secondary to diabetes)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 14, 2015
- Citation
- 1539226
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