The Veteran's hepatitis C is granted as service connection due to a current diagnosis and the Board finding it was incurred in service.,Service connection for hypertension is denied as there is no evidence of its onset during service or within one year after separation, and the preponderance of the evidence does not support its relationship to service.,The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is denied as there is no evidence of its onset during service or a relationship to service-connected conditions. The Board found that it was likely due to medication use rather than service.,Service connection for a right ankle disability is denied as there are no records showing an in-service injury, and the current condition does not have a nexus to service.
The deciding factor: The May 2021 VA examiner found that hepatitis C was due to high-risk sexual practices documented during service rather than contaminated razors.,The March 1974 service treatment records showed an in-service right ankle injury, but the Board found no evidence of its current condition being related to this injury as there were no subsequent diagnoses or treatments for it.,VA treatment records from November 1992 through May 2008 did not show any complaints or diagnoses related to erectile dysfunction. The Veteran's ED was attributed to medication use rather than service.,The Board found that the right ankle strain in July 1974 resolved without residuals and there were no subsequent records showing its current condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Hepatitis C, Hypertension, Erectile Dysfunction (ED), Right Ankle Strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 30, 2021
- Citation
- 21071518
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