The Board has determined that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is related to his service-connected depressive disorder, and thus grants service connection for ED secondary to depressive disorder.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinions provided a negative nexus opinion regarding the direct relationship between the Veteran's depressive disorder and his ED. However, they also indicated that the depressive disorder contributes to the ED, leading to an internal inconsistency in the opinions. The Board resolved this doubt in favor of the Veteran, finding that the depressive disorder is related to his ED.
- Claimed conditions
- Erectile Dysfunction, Depressive Disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 13, 2024
- Citation
- A24056078
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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.
What you can do next
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