The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is manifested by penile deformity and loss of erectile power, warranting a 20 percent rating. The leg disability and prostate cancer are separately rated.
The deciding factor: The Veteran meets the criteria for a 20 percent rating due to both penile deformity and loss of erectile power under Diagnostic Code 7522.
- Claimed conditions
- Erectile Dysfunction, Leg Disability (Persistent Leg Edema), Prostate Cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- October 16, 2020
- Citation
- 20067285
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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