The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for erectile dysfunction has been denied.,The Veteran's claim for a higher rate of special monthly compensation based on loss of use of creative organ has been denied.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes, left knee disability, and right knee disability have been remanded due to the need for additional evidence.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show that the Veteran's penis is deformed. Therefore, a compensable rating under DC 7522 is not warranted.,There is insufficient competent medical evidence on file to determine if the Veteran's obesity was caused or aggravated by his service-connected lumbar spine disability.,VA must provide a medical examination when there is evidence of an event, injury, or disease occurred in service and indication that the disability may be associated with the veteran's service.
- Claimed conditions
- Erectile Dysfunction, Diabetes, Left Knee Disability, Right Knee Disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2024
- Citation
- A24065604
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a right knee disability, finding that there is no evidence to support an etiological relationship between his current condition and his military service.
- Denied
The Veteran's left knee disability is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board finds no evidence of clear and unmistakable error in assigning an effective date of June 19, 2002.
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