The Board granted an effective date of January 20, 2022, for the awards of service connection for erectile dysfunction and special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's continuous pursuit of his claim since April 14, 2021, and the grant of service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to PTSD, effective January 19, 2023, support an earlier effective date of January 20, 2022.
- Claimed conditions
- Erectile Dysfunction, Right Knee Degenerative Arthritis with Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- April 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25030254
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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