The Board granted earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection and special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ, all effective from September 20, 2017.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's reported history of symptoms since 2010/2017 were found credible and sufficient to establish that entitlement to service connection for the conditions arose at least as early as the date of claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Erectile dysfunction associated with diabetes mellitus type II, Left lower extremity diabetic neuropathy, femoral nerve, Left lower extremity diabetic neuropathy, sciatic nerve, Right lower extremity diabetic neuropathy, femoral nerve, Right lower extremity diabetic neuropathy, sciatic nerve (previously right lower extremity diabetic neuropathy), Left upper extremity diabetic neuropathy, Right upper extremity diabetic neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25048782
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus type II, and left and right lower extremity diabetic neuropathy due to exposure to contaminated drinking water at Camp Lejeune during service. Service connection for obstructive sleep apnea was remanded.
- Granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates of August 31, 2021, for the grant of service connection for DM, type II and related diabetic neuropathies, as well as an earlier effective date for right knee strain. The claim for special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ was denied.
- Partly granted
The Board denied increased ratings for diabetes mellitus type II and right upper and left upper extremity peripheral neuropathies, but granted initial 40 percent ratings for right and left lower extremity diabetic neuropathies.
- Denied
The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for left upper extremity diabetic neuropathy prior to December 28, 2020, and a rating in excess of 20 percent from that date. The claim for an earlier effective date was remanded.
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