The Veteran's appeal seeking service connection for a left foot disability was dismissed. The Board granted service connection for right foot inversion as secondary to the service-connected right peroneal nerve injury and granted service connection for erectile dysfunction due to prostate cancer residuals or treatment.,The Veteran’s right foot inversion is considered secondary to his service-connected right peroneal nerve injury, while his erectile dysfunction is found to be proximately due to his service-connected prostate cancer.
The deciding factor: The Board dismissed the appeal of entitlement to service connection for a left foot disability as the Veteran clarified that he was not seeking review of this issue. The right foot inversion claim was granted as secondary to the service-connected right peroneal nerve injury, and the erectile dysfunction claim was granted due to its relationship with prostate cancer residuals or treatment.,The Board found that the evidence is approximately evenly balanced regarding whether the Veteran's prostate cancer residuals cause his erectile dysfunction.
- Claimed conditions
- Left foot disability, Right foot inversion, Erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19183609
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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