The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress, and erectile dysfunction as secondary to the service-connected persistent depressive disorder. SMC was also granted based on loss of use of a creative organ.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress had onset during service, and the examiner opined that it was at least as likely as not incurred in or caused by an in-service injury. The erectile dysfunction was proximately due to or the result of the now-service-connected persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress.
- Claimed conditions
- persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress, erectile dysfunction, bilateral foot disability (presumed aggravated pes planus, plantar fasciitis), left ankle disability, obstructive sleep apnea, muscle cramping, tinnitus, hypertension, left restless leg syndrome, left lower extremity sciatica
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25033214
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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