The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and persistent depressive disorder, while remanding claims for service connection for a neck disability, head injury, low back disability, bilateral hearing loss, and skin disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence submitted since the January 2017 rating decision was found to be new and material, allowing the reopening of previously denied claims. The Veteran's erectile dysfunction was determined to be at least as likely as not due to his service-connected PTSD with persistent depressive disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- neck disability, head injury (to include TBI and headaches), low back disability, bilateral hearing loss, erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2024
- Citation
- 24004735
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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