The Veteran's service-connected disabilities (diabetes mellitus, PTSD, and sleep apnea) are found to be in equipoise with regards to whether they aggravated his erectile dysfunction. The Board grants service connection for erectile dysfunction with SMC based on loss of use of a creative organ. However, the Veteran is denied a total disability rating based on individual unemployability prior to January 31, 2017.
The deciding factor: The evidence is in equipoise regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected disabilities aggravated his erectile dysfunction, leading to a finding that he has a current disability proximately due to or the result of these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- erectile dysfunction, diabetes mellitus, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- September 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19168250
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