The Veteran's service connection claim for left ankle disability is denied as the evidence does not support a finding of in-service incurrence or aggravation.,Service connection for male reproductive system disability (including prostatitis, ED, and BPH) is granted as the evidence supports that these conditions are secondary to medications used to treat service-connected disabilities.,Service connection for radiculopathy of right upper extremity is denied due to lack of supporting medical evidence.,Service connection for radiculopathy of left upper extremity is denied due to lack of supporting medical evidence.,Service connection for radiculopathy of right lower extremity is denied due to lack of supporting medical evidence.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service treatment records do not provide sufficient evidence to establish a nexus between the left ankle disability and active-duty service. The VA examination reports also fail to support this claim.,Medical evidence indicates that ED, prostatitis, and BPH are secondary to medications used to treat service-connected disabilities (cervical spine degenerative disc disease with muscle spasm).,There is no medical evidence supporting the presence of radiculopathy in the right upper extremity. The Veteran's complaints were not corroborated by examination findings.,The Veteran does not have, and has not had, radiculopathy in the left upper extremity. There is no medical evidence to support this claim.,There is no medical evidence supporting the presence of radiculopathy in the right lower extremity. The Veteran's complaints were not corroborated by examination findings.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle disability, male reproductive system disability (including prostatitis, erectile dysfunction (ED), and benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH)), radiculopathy of right upper extremity, radiculopathy of left upper extremity, radiculopathy of right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 28, 2023
- Citation
- 23019049
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