The Board granted an initial rating of 20 percent for erectile dysfunction with urethral stricture, finding that the Veteran's nerve damage from his radical prostatectomy and resultant fossa navicularis stricture are analogous to an internal penile deformity.
The deciding factor: The December 2023 VA opinion indicated that there was penile nerve damage due to the procedure, which is analogous to an internal penile deformity under Diagnostic Code 7522 as it was in effect prior to November 14, 2021.
- Claimed conditions
- erectile dysfunction, urethral stricture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- November 22, 2024
- Citation
- 24033354
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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