The Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for service-connected impotence associated with residuals status post-prostatectomy was denied.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right knee condition was granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show the presence of a penile deformity, which is required for a compensable rating for erectile dysfunction. The Board found that the Veteran’s current impotence residuals are not manifested by such a deformity.,The VA examiner opined that the Veteran's right knee condition was less likely than not caused or incurred in service due to lack of treatment records. However, the Veteran provided credible lay evidence of continuity of symptomatology.
- Claimed conditions
- impotence, right knee condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 31, 2020
- Citation
- 20050960
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's right knee disability is service-connected as it resulted from an injury sustained during active service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right knee conditions due to insufficient medical opinions in the January 2024 rating decision. The AOJ is instructed to consider any new evidence submitted by the Veteran, including a supplemental claim for right knee condition.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection of a right knee condition, resulting in the dismissal of this claim.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that there is no evidence of a current disability for any of the claimed conditions, and thus service connection cannot be granted.
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