The Veteran's appeal for an initial compensable rating for erectile dysfunction was withdrawn. The Board granted a 20 percent rating each for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities.,Service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II was granted with an effective date of November 3, 2003.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him incapable of securing or following a substantially gainful occupation for the entirety of the appeal period.
- Claimed conditions
- Erectile Dysfunction, Peripheral Neuropathy of the Right Lower Extremity, Peripheral Neuropathy of the Left Lower Extremity, Diabetes Mellitus, Type II
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- January 5, 2018
- Citation
- 1800518
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What this means for you
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