The Board remands the claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction due to a duty-to-assist error, specifically the failure to obtain relevant private medical records and an inadequate VA medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The February 2025 VA medical opinion is deemed inadequate as it relies on the absence of documentation as substantive negative evidence, which is not sufficient to establish a lack of nexus between the Veteran's erectile dysfunction and his military service. The Board must ensure that all relevant private medical records are obtained.
- Claimed conditions
- erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25101709
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