The Board has granted service connection for a low back disorder that is secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left varicocele disability. The claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for erectile dysfunction due to a ligation of a left varicocele procedure while on active duty was denied as it did not occur in the course of VA care.
The deciding factor: The ligation of a left varicocele procedure occurred during active duty service, and the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 is based on this event which did not occur in the course of VA care.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back disorder, Erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 30, 2019
- Citation
- 19182413
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