The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disorder, but denied an increased rating for the lumbar spine disorder and other claims.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on the benefit-of-the-doubt doctrine, while higher ratings were denied due to insufficient evidence of worsening symptoms beyond those already compensated by the current rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Erectile dysfunction, Lumbar spine disorder (intervertebral disc syndrome with incapacitating episodes), Major depressive disorder, Painful residual linear scar, Right lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy, Left lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- November 5, 2024
- Citation
- A24071976
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.
What you can do next
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- Granted
The Board granted initial ratings of 40 percent for lumbar spine disorder, 70 percent for major depressive disorder, and 40 percent for left lower extremity radiculopathy. TDIU and SMC based on housebound status were also granted.
- Granted
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- Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of May 29, 2019 for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder but denied earlier effective dates and increased ratings for other conditions.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, currently diagnosed as other specified trauma and stressor related disorder and major depressive disorder.
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