The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to hypertensive heart disease and chronic prostatitis with enlarged prostate, but denied service connection for cervical spine, right hip, and left hip disabilities.
The deciding factor: The April 2024 VA examiner found a link between the Veteran's erectile dysfunction and his service-connected conditions. However, none of the competent medical evidence supported the contention that the Veteran's claimed cervical spine and hip conditions were caused by a service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Erectile dysfunction, Cervical spine disability, Right hip disability, Left hip disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25028325
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 141 · Granted: 15% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected cervical spine disability is rated at 20 percent, the maximum rating available under the General Formula for Diseases and Injuries of the Spine. The evidence does not support a higher rating as his range of motion did not meet the criteria for an increased rating.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for residuals of prostate cancer due to VA's failure to notify him of his April 17, 2008, elevated PSA test results and its failure to timely diagnose and properly treat his disease.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for further development due to insufficient evidence and need for additional examinations.
- Dismissed
Your appeal of the March 28, 2025 rating decision that deferred adjudication of your right hip disability claim has been dismissed.
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