The Veteran's claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction, secondary to herbicide exposure, is denied.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is granted. The Veteran meets the criteria as his current diagnosis of bilateral hearing loss was established during active duty and he has credible reports of in-service noise exposure.,The Veteran's application for TDIU due to ischemic heart disease is granted.
The deciding factor: There is no competent evidence showing that the Veteran has an erectile dysfunction disability that became manifest within one year of his separation from service or was caused by herbicide exposure. The August 2012 VA audiological examiner's opinion regarding bilateral hearing loss was deemed inadequate as it did not adequately discuss the Veteran's credible reports of in-service noise exposure.,The Veteran meets the schedular requirements for TDIU under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(a) due to his service-connected ischemic heart disease, and he has been unemployable since November 2012.,There is no evidence of a nexus between the Veteran's ischemic heart disease and herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- erectile dysfunction, bilateral hearing loss, ischemic heart disease
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 28, 2021
- Citation
- 21032898
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