The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction and denied service connection for right knee instability, while also denying a higher rating for the Veteran's right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome with degenerative arthritis.
The deciding factor: The evidence was in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's ED is caused or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities. However, there was no diagnosis of a right knee disability of instability or probative lay evidence concurrent with the claim. The Veteran's right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome with degenerative arthritis was manifested by painful, non-compensable limitation of motion.
- Claimed conditions
- Erectile Dysfunction (ED), Right Knee Instability, Right Knee Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome with Degenerative Arthritis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 4, 2024
- Citation
- A24071442
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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