The Veteran's Peyronie's Disease is found to have started during his active duty service and is presumed due to a combat injury, thus granting service connection.
The deciding factor: Peyronie's Disease was presumed to be caused by the in-service combat injury as it follows the typical course of the disease with no specific treatment needed for many years post-service.
- Claimed conditions
- Peyronie's Disease
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 24, 2020
- Citation
- 20014137
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
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- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to PTSD, denied service connection for Peyronie's disease and TBI, readjudicated the prior denials of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, cervical spine disability, left hand tremors, right hand tremors, head tremors, and denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for urinary incontinence or a bladder injury and fecal incontinence as resulting from a February 2017 inguinal hernia surgery at a VA facility. The Board also reinstated the ratings for left hip strain, right hip strain, and left knee strain.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's erectile dysfunction, including his Peyronie's Disease, is granted a 20% rating effective January 25, 2019. The claim for an initial rating in excess of 0% is denied.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran was granted service connection for Peyronie's Disease and Erectile Dysfunction, along with special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ, effective November 14, 2016. The appellant is entitled to attorney fees for the past-due benefits awarded in February 2023.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the VA did not make reasonable efforts to obtain relevant private medical records, including from the Pine Bluff Arsenal. The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded for further development.
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