Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of erectile dysfunction to obtain a medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including depressive disorder, DDD of the lumbar spine, lower extremity radiculopathy, sleep apnea, and prescription medications used for treatment of a service-connected disability, either individually or collectively caused or worsened the Veteran's erectile dysfunction.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that the failure to obtain a medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran's service-connected disabilities secondarily caused or worsened his erectile dysfunction constitutes a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Claimed conditions
- erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25108497
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