The Veteran's petition to reopen service connection for lumbar degenerative disc disease was granted. Service connection for this condition is also granted.,Service connection for erectile dysfunction, which the Veteran contends is secondary to his service-connected PTSD and medications, is remanded for further review.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a finding that the Veteran's lumbar degenerative disc disease began in service and has continued since then. The Board found an approximate balance of evidence supporting this conclusion.,Regarding erectile dysfunction, the Veteran contends it may be secondary to his PTSD or medications. The remand directs for an addendum opinion addressing whether there is at least a 50% chance that the condition is caused by or aggravated by these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar degenerative disc disease, erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 2, 2022
- Citation
- 22032333
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