The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction and an increased rating for his lumbosacral spine DDD. The claim for service connection was denied due to insufficient evidence of a current disability, while the increased rating claim was denied as there is no evidence that the Veteran’s condition has worsened beyond what is already accounted for in the existing 40% rating.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there is no evidence of a current diagnosis of erectile dysfunction and thus did not meet the threshold requirement for service connection. For the increased rating claim, the Board noted that the Veteran's condition has been rated at 40% since March 12, 2012, which was the highest possible rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- erectile dysfunction, lumbosacral spine DDD (degenerative disc disease)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- November 27, 2019
- Citation
- 19189682
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