The Veteran's hypertension and erectile dysfunction are not service-connected as they were not caused or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes and/or PTSD.,For the appeal period prior to July 30, 2009, the Veteran's PTSD is rated at 50% due to occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity. For the appeal period since July 30, 2009, the PTSD rating remains at 70%. The diabetes has been rated at 20%, as it does not result in complications other than already service-connected peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners concluded that the Veteran's hypertension and erectile dysfunction were less likely caused or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes and/or PTSD, with the latter condition being stable without aggravation.
- Claimed conditions
- Hypertension, Erectile Dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- January 25, 2018
- Citation
- 1805090
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