The Board has granted service connection for erectile dysfunction with penis deformity, finding that it is proximately caused by the Veteran's service-connected coronary artery disease.
The deciding factor: The Board accepted the Veteran's testimony and medical opinion as probative evidence showing that his erectile dysfunction was related to his service-connected coronary artery disease.
- Claimed conditions
- Erectile Dysfunction, Penis Deformity
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 17, 2022
- Citation
- 22035363
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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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- Granted
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