The Board denied service connection for erectile dysfunction with hypogonadism, hypertension, and tinnitus due to insufficient evidence of current disability or functional impairment. The claims for these conditions were remanded for further development.

The deciding factor: The decision was based on the lack of persuasive evidence indicating the Veteran has any of the claimed disabilities currently, as well as no evidence of symptoms rising to the level of a functional impairment of earning capacity.

Claimed conditions

erectile dysfunction with hypogonadism, hypertension, tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss disability, rhinitis, benign prostatic hyperplasia, eye disease including macular edema, glaucoma, and left eye blindness, right kidney disease, heart disease, claimed as atrioventricular block and sinus node dysfunction with dual chamber pacemaker, low back disability including dextroscoliosis, degenerative disease, sacroiliac joint problems, and lumbosacral sprain, psychiatric disorder including major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and insomnia, hypoparathyroidism, sacroiliac joint disease, myelodysplastic syndrome with dysplasia and iron deficiency anemia, disability of the right and left hand fingers, chronic constipation

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

March 11, 2025

Citation

A25022022

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