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
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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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