The Veteran's claim for service connection for a seizure disability was denied. The effective dates for the grants of service connection for left lower extremity radiculopathy, erectile dysfunction (ED), and special monthly compensation for loss of use of a creative organ were all set to July 15, 2008.,The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for his seizure disability was denied. The effective dates for the grants of service connection for left lower extremity radiculopathy, ED, and special monthly compensation for loss of use of a creative organ were all set to July 15, 2008.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not have a current seizure disability at the time his claim was filed. The effective dates for the grants of service connection for left lower extremity radiculopathy, ED, and special monthly compensation for loss of use of a creative organ were all set to July 15, 2008, as that is when the Veteran first reported symptoms related to these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- seizure disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy, erectile dysfunction (ED), loss of use of a creative organ
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2017
- Citation
- 1703375
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for earlier effective dates for service connection and SMC were dismissed as the AOJ rating decision implementing the Board's decision was not appealable.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for left lower extremity radiculopathy and denied the claims for right knee disability, erectile dysfunction, GERD, sleep apnea, and hypertension. The decision is remanded for further action on these issues.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection for middle and index trigger finger/stenosing tenosynovitis of the right hand, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy. The earliest effective date is June 30, 2012, for the right hand condition and April 22, 2016, for bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for asthma, hypertension with residuals including stroke, DM II, bilateral amputation of all toes, and diabetic neuropathy to obtain VA medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of these conditions.,The Board also remanded the claim for ED as it is inextricably intertwined with the DM II claim.
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