Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction, to include as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine, but denied earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection for scars on the left knee and face.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on a private medical opinion linking the Veteran's erectile dysfunction to his service-connected back condition. Earlier effective date claims were denied as there was no evidence of an intent to file a claim prior to October 31, 2022.
- Claimed conditions
- scars, left knee (painful), scars on face (painful), scars on face (disfigurement), erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25091485
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