The deciding factor: The evidence supports the conclusion that the Veteran's ED is at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected PTSD or medications used for other service-connected conditions (GERD, right knee disability).
- Claimed conditions
- Erectile Dysfunction (ED), Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Tension Headaches, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Right Knee Chondromalacia with Degenerative Arthritis, Left Knee Chondromalacia with Degenerative Arthritis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- October 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19179435
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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various disabilities and denied higher ratings for several service-connected conditions.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorders, lumbar and cervical spine disabilities, bilateral radiculopathy of the upper extremities, and bilateral radiculopathy and neuropathy of the lower extremities.
- Denied
The Board denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's symptoms more closely approximated those associated with a 50 percent rating.
- Partly granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates for TDIU and DEA benefits, service connection for ED as secondary to a depressive disorder, and special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ.
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