The Veteran's appeal for service connection for right ear hearing loss was withdrawn.,Service connection for erectile dysfunction, secondary to PTSD, is granted. The evidence does not establish a direct relationship between the Veteran's PTSD and his erectile dysfunction.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has reported erectile dysfunction since 2007, which preceded the onset of PTSD symptoms in early 2003. Multiple medical opinions have concluded that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is more likely related to psychotropic medications used for PTSD than to PTSD itself.
- Claimed conditions
- right ear hearing loss, erectile dysfunction, lumbar spine degenerative disc disease and facet arthropathy with annular tears at L3-4 and disc bulge at L5-S1
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- October 27, 2015
- Citation
- 1545551
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