The Veteran's ED is granted as secondary to his service-connected PTSD with MDD. The other issues are dismissed due to withdrawal of the claims.
The deciding factor: ED was found to be caused or aggravated by medications prescribed for treatment of his service-connected PTSD with MDD.
- Claimed conditions
- ED (Erectile Dysfunction), CTS of the right wrist, CTS of the left wrist, Right shoulder disability, Left shoulder disability, Voiding dysfunction, Right elbow disability, Left elbow disability, DJD (Arthritis) of thoracolumbar spine, Peripheral neuropathy of right lower extremity, Peripheral neuropathy of left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 17, 2022
- Citation
- 22015346
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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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- Denied
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for increased ratings for right and left shoulder disabilities, as the evidence did not support a higher rating under applicable criteria.
- Partly granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates for the establishment of service connection for left and right lower extremity PAD, residuals of a spinal cord infarction, bowel disorder, and voiding dysfunction.
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