The Board denied service connection for generalized anxiety disorder and erectile dysfunction, finding no evidence of an in-service injury or event that caused the conditions and noting a lack of current disability for erectile dysfunction.
The deciding factor: The October 2021 VA examiner's opinion was given less probative weight due to inaccurate factual basis, and there is no evidence indicating a connection between the Veteran's anxiety and his military service. Additionally, there is no evidence of a current diagnosis of erectile dysfunction or that it is related to any in-service event.
- Claimed conditions
- Generalized anxiety disorder, Erectile dysfunction, to include as secondary to generalized anxiety disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 9, 2024
- Citation
- A24064548
What this means for you
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