The Board granted service connection for impotence as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hypertension, but remanded claims for a right foot disorder and left foot disorder.
The deciding factor: The July 2021 VA medical opinion provided sufficient evidence that the Veteran's impotence was proximately due to his service-connected hypertension.
- Claimed conditions
- impotence
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 4, 2021
- Citation
- 21061531
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for various conditions, including impotence, headaches, cervical spine degenerative joint disease, and peripheral neuropathy of both upper and lower extremities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a respiratory condition, diabetes, high blood pressure, sleep apnea, and impotence to ensure VA satisfies its duty to assist by providing the Veteran with VA examinations.
- Dismissed
The veteran's appeal for service connection for multiple conditions was dismissed because the veteran requested to withdraw the appeal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for acute myeloid leukemia, constipation, impaired kidney function, and impotence due to inaction by the AOJ regarding substitution.
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