The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction, special monthly compensation based on the loss of use of a creative organ, and effective dates for hypertension and ischemic cerebrovascular accident residuals.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted as the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is related to his service-connected prostate cancer and hypertension. The loss of use of a creative organ is due to erectile dysfunction. Effective dates were granted based on the Veteran's intent to file claims for these conditions, which were received within one year of his exposure to herbicide agents.
- Claimed conditions
- Erectile Dysfunction, Hypertension, Ischemic Cerebrovascular Accident Residuals
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25024644
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 913 · Granted: 41% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the claim of service connection for hypertension, finding that it did not manifest during service and is not causally related to the Veteran's exposure to herbicides or service.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between his current condition and active duty service or herbicide exposure.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is secondary to his service-connected major depressive disorder, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Denied
The Board has denied service connection for hypertension and has remanded the issue of an increased rating for skin condition.
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