The Board denied service connection for scarring of the glans penis and erectile dysfunction, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's service. The Board also found that secondary service connection for erectile dysfunction could not be established as the primary condition (penile deformity) was not service-connected.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence did not support a nexus between the Veteran’s current scarring and his penile deformity, which were not service-connected. The Board also found that secondary service connection for erectile dysfunction could not be established as there was no service-connected condition to connect to.
- Claimed conditions
- scarring of the glans penis, penis deformity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19191098
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