The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for increased evaluations or service connection. The Board denied service connection for hypertensive heart disease and denied all issues related to diabetic polyneuropathy of the sciatic nerve and femoral nerves, as well as service connection for erectile dysfunction.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion that it was less likely than not that the Veteran’s hypertensive heart disease was incurred in or caused by any incident of his active service. The Board also found no evidence of a compensable degree of hypertension within one year of separation from service and denied presumptive service connection for Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Hypertensive Heart Disease, Diabetic Polyneuropathy of the Sciatic Nerve, Right Lower Extremity, Diabetic Polyneuropathy of the Sciatic Nerve, Left Lower Extremity, Diabetic Polyneuropathy of the Femoral Nerve, Right Lower Extremity, Diabetic Polyneuropathy of the Femoral Nerve, Left Lower Extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 9, 2021
- Citation
- 21007365
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- Granted
The Veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for service-connected erectile dysfunction was granted. The claim for an increased rating in excess of 60 percent disabling for service-connected hypertensive heart disease prior to March 31, 2023 was denied.
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