The Board denied service connection for erectile dysfunction and a left eye disorder, finding no evidence of current disabilities related to the Veteran's military service.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence showing that the Veteran had current disabilities of erectile dysfunction or a left eye disorder that were related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Erectile dysfunction, Left eye disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25052737
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Decisions by this judge: 1,612 · Granted: 16% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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