The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to bilateral pes planus and special monthly compensation (SMC) for loss of use of a creative organ, both effective from October 1, 2019.
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least in equipoise regarding the relationship between the Veteran's ED and his service-connected bilateral pes planus, leading to a grant under the benefit-of-the-doubt rule.
- Claimed conditions
- Erectile Dysfunction (ED)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 12, 2024
- Citation
- A24073825
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various disabilities and denied higher ratings for several service-connected conditions.
- Partly granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates for TDIU and DEA benefits, service connection for ED as secondary to a depressive disorder, and special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for service-connected erectile dysfunction due to the absence of evidence of penile deformity.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction due to the Veteran's service-connected depressive disorders and musculoskeletal disabilities, but denied a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability.
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