The Veteran's claims for service connection and initial evaluations for various conditions have been denied. The Board found no evidence of current disabilities or a causal relationship to active service.
The deciding factor: There is insufficient evidence to establish the presence of any currently diagnosed conditions related to active service, or to find that they are due to such service.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Sinusitis, Pseudofolliculitis Barbae (PFB), Nerve Damage of Right Upper Extremity, Nerve Damage of Left Upper Extremity, Nerve Damage of Right Lower Extremity, Nerve Damage of Left Lower Extremity, Right Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS), Left CTS, Right Ankle Condition, Left Ankle Condition, Myopia, Migraines, Erectile Dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2024
- Citation
- A24068057
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,272 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- 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 remanded the Veteran's claim of service connection for erectile dysfunction due to insufficient medical evidence and a need for a VA examination.
- Granted
The Veteran's initial evaluation for tension headaches to include migraines is granted, with a rating of 50 percent effective from May 23, 2023.
- Dismissed
The appeal to revise the effective date for a 50% disability rating for Pseudofolliculitis Barbae (PFB) is dismissed because the July 2024 proposed rating decision was not an appealable determination.
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