The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to hypertension and assigned a 20 percent rating for bilateral hearing loss from May 11, 2023, through August 9, 2024.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's testimony of knee and shoulder pain following lifting and moving heavy drums containing Agent Orange during service was found unpersuasive. The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to hypertension based on the VA examiner's findings.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral knee condition, bilateral shoulder condition, erectile dysfunction, hypothyroidism with xerosis, bilateral hearing loss, hypertension, low back condition (remanded), residuals of colon cancer (remanded), left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy (remanded), right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy (remanded), nasal condition (remanded)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- May 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25045700
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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- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of October 21, 2021, for the grant of service connection for hypertension.
- Dismissed
The appeal for a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss, service connection for right ear hearing loss, and bilateral vision condition was dismissed. Service connection for hypertension, congestive heart failure, and coronary artery disease was denied.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including prostate cancer and related disabilities, urinary incontinence, sleep apnea, hypertension, varicose veins, lumbar spine disability, hip arthritis, shoulder arthritis, ankle arthritis, knee strain, knee replacement, and hand arthritis. The only condition granted was a 10 percent rating for a fracture of the right proximal first metacarpal.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection for bilateral pes planus, obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
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