The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is related to his service-connected diabetes, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition. The issue of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea secondary to PTSD remains pending.
The deciding factor: The examiner found that the Veteran’s erectile dysfunction was at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected diabetes.
- Claimed conditions
- erectile dysfunction, obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19128121
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea due to a duty to assist error.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction due to an inadequate VA opinion regarding its etiology.
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