The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is granted as secondary to his service-connected disabilities and/or medication.,The Veteran's loss of use of a creative organ is granted based on service-connected disabilities.,Service connection for GERD is granted, but the effective date is denied due to lack of prior claim.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence in at least relative equipoise as to whether the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is secondary to his service-connected cervical and lumbar spine disabilities, PTSD, and medications prescribed to treat these disabilities.,VA provides special monthly compensation (SMC) if a Veteran has suffered the anatomical loss or loss of use of one or more creative organs. The Board found that SMC under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(k) is also warranted for the Veteran's loss of use of a creative organ.,The effective date for service connection of GERD was denied as there was no earlier claim prior to August 30, 2017.
- Claimed conditions
- erectile dysfunction, hypertension, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 5, 2023
- Citation
- 23064282
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