The Veteran's Peyronie’s disease and related conditions, including erectile dysfunction and right genitofemoral neuropathy, are granted with effective dates. The initial rating for Peyronie’s disease is set at 20 percent prior to February 5, 2015, and the initial rating for right genitofemoral neuropathy is denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims were based on a service-connected injury during basic training in 1969, which led to Peyronie’s disease. The effective dates are set based on when new evidence was submitted or when the conditions were first recognized as related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Peyronie’s disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- February 18, 2020
- Citation
- 20012709
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