The Board previously denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for Peyronie's disease with erectile dysfunction, and this issue is now dismissed as it was improperly recertified.
The deciding factor: The issue was improperly recertified by the RO, which resulted in a final decision from the May 2016 Board decision that denied entitlement to the benefit sought.
- Claimed conditions
- Peyronie's disease with erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 5, 2018
- Citation
- 18131796
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea and Peyronie's disease with erectile dysfunction are found to have onset coincident with service, warranting service connection for both conditions.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings in excess of the assigned disability ratings have been dismissed.,Service connection has been granted for major depressive disorder.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including impingement syndrome and degenerative osteoarthritis of the shoulders, left shoulder, lumbosacral spine arthritis, Peyronie's disease with erectile dysfunction, and hypertension, render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for type II diabetes mellitus, right lower extremity radiculopathy (claimed as right-sided sciatica), and Peyronie's disease with erectile dysfunction. The Veteran's claims are now resolved in his favor.
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