The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for depressive disorder NOS, granted service connection for erectile dysfunction secondary to the service-connected depressive disorder NOS, and granted Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) for loss of use of a creative organ due to the service-connected depressive disorder NOS.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms did not cause the level of impairment required for a higher disability rating; however, his erectile dysfunction was found to be secondary to the service-connected depressive disorder NOS and he has loss of use of a creative organ due to the same condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Depressive disorder NOS, Erectile dysfunction secondary to service-connected depressive disorder NOS, Loss of use of a creative organ due to depressive disorder NOS
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- June 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25051927
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Decisions by this judge: 882 · Granted: 22% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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Related decisions
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- Partly granted
The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for depressive disorder NOS and an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for tension headaches, but granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Veteran's depressive disorder NOS has been rated at 70 percent since May 1, 2020. The Board finds that the Veteran is not entitled to a higher rating due to lack of total occupational and social impairment.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional medical opinions are needed to address the Veteran's psychiatric disorders and their relationship to service or service-connected TBI. The case is therefore being remanded for further development.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, finding no evidence of a link between his current psychiatric conditions and his military service.
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