The Board granted an effective date of April 2, 2009 for the award of service connection for erectile dysfunction and special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the fact that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is associated with his service-connected diabetes mellitus and psychiatric disorder, and the effective date is tied to the claim for diabetes mellitus which was awarded in April 2009.
- Claimed conditions
- Erectile Dysfunction, Loss of Use of Creative Organ
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 1, 2024
- Citation
- A24062261
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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