The Board has granted service connection for erectile dysfunction, sinusitis with allergic rhinitis, and denied service connection for hypertension. The erectile dysfunction is found to be secondary to the Veteran's service-connected back and joint disabilities. Service connection for sinusitis is established based on direct evidence of a current disability during military service. Service connection for hypertension was denied due to insufficient evidence linking in-service elevated blood pressure readings to current hypertension.
The deciding factor: The persuasive weight of the evidence supports finding that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction, sinusitis with allergic rhinitis, and hypertension are not related to his Gulf War service or exposure to burn pits. The Board found a medical nexus between the Veteran's erectile dysfunction and his service-connected back and joint disabilities (lumbosacral strain with osteoarthritis changes, residuals from fracture of right middle and right ring fingers, left knee chondromalacia, and right knee degenerative arthritis). Service connection for sinusitis was granted based on direct evidence of a current disability during military service. For hypertension, the Board found insufficient evidence to establish a nexus between in-service elevated blood pressure readings and current hypertension.
- Claimed conditions
- erectile dysfunction, sinusitis with allergic rhinitis, hypertension
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 25, 2024
- Citation
- A24060472
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