The Veteran's claim for service connection for ED is granted, as new evidence supports the claim. Service connection for hypertension and onychomycosis due to exposure to herbicide agents are denied.
The deciding factor: New medical evidence suggests a possible link between medication used for PTSD and ED, but no direct evidence of service connection or herbicide exposure related conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Erectile Dysfunction (ED), Hypertension, Onychomycosis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19185565
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
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