The Veteran's claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction (claimed as sexual dysfunction) secondary to his service-connected urticaria and tinea versicolor was denied.,Service connection for chloracne was also denied due to lack of current disability.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is not related to his service-connected urticaria and tinea versicolor, and there is no evidence of a current diagnosis of chloracne.
- Claimed conditions
- sexual dysfunction, erectile dysfunction (claimed as sexual dysfunction), chloracne
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 12, 2022
- Citation
- 22039677
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