The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction due to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and denied entitlement to a TDIU rating and an effective date prior to October 21, 2020, for basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance.
The deciding factor: The evidence persuaded that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is secondary to his service-connected PTSD, but there was no persuasive evidence that his service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing and following substantially gainful employment or that he met DEA eligibility prior to October 21, 2020.
- Claimed conditions
- Erectile dysfunction, Testicular conditions (to include spermatocele of the right testis and bilateral testicular microlithiasis)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25095566
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