The Veteran's retrograde ejaculation, resulting in loss of use of a creative organ (erectile dysfunction), is proximately due to his service-connected recurrent malignant bladder tumor.
The deciding factor: Retrograde ejaculation with resulting loss of use of a creative organ was caused by the Veteran's service-connected recurrent malignant bladder tumor and transurethral resection of the tumor.
- Claimed conditions
- retrograde ejaculation, loss of use of a creative organ (erectile dysfunction)
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 29, 2017
- Citation
- 1754580
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