The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction and headache disabilities, finding that there is no current diagnosis of these conditions and that any potential secondary relationship to a previously severed depressive disorder disability does not meet legal requirements.
The deciding factor: There are conflicting medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran currently has diagnoses of erectile dysfunction or headache. The Board finds the July 2018 VA examiner's opinions more probative, but even if considering these conditions as current, there is no evidence of a direct service connection and the previously severed depressive disorder disability does not meet legal requirements for secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Erectile Dysfunction, Headache
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 18, 2024
- Citation
- A24057785
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is secondary to his service-connected major depressive disorder, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found new and relevant evidence to readjudicate the claim for service connection for a headache disability. The case is being remanded for further review.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim of service connection for erectile dysfunction due to insufficient medical evidence and a need for a VA examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected headache disability is remanded due to the lack of a proper VA examination, which may have influenced the initial decision.
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