The Board granted an effective date of June 16, 2009 for the grant of service connection for erectile dysfunction and special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ.
The deciding factor: The evidence was in approximate balance regarding whether erectile dysfunction due to diabetes mellitus was reasonably raised during the diabetes mellitus appeal, and the Board afforded the Veteran the benefit of the doubt. The effective date is June 16, 2009, which is the latter between the date of claim and the date entitlement arose.
- Claimed conditions
- Erectile Dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25020761
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