Citation Nr: 18155566
Decision Date: 12/04/18	Archive Date: 12/04/18

DOCKET NO. 15-08 676
DATE:	December 4, 2018
ORDER
Service connection for erectile dysfunction is granted.
FINDING OF FACT
Resolving all doubt in favor of the Veteran, his erectile dysfunction is the result of his service-connected coronary artery disease.
CONCLUSION OF LAW
The criteria for service connection for erectile dysfunction have been met.  38 U.S.C. § 1110; 38 C.F.R. §§ 3.303, 3.310.
REASONS AND BASES FOR FINDING AND CONCLUSION
The Veteran had active service in the Air Force from August 1966 to August 1970.
In March 2015, the Veteran requested a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge.  A review of the file indicates that the Veteran submitted a request to withdraw the hearing on July 28, 2016 and again on October 3, 2017.  Thus, the hearing request is deemed withdrawn.  38 C.F.R. § 20.704(d).
Service Connection
The Veteran is service connected for coronary artery disease, and he believes that his erectile dysfunction is secondary to his coronary artery disease.
In October 2013, the Veteran was afforded a VA examination.  The examiner opined that the Veteran’s erectile dysfunction was as likely as not caused by his service-connected coronary artery disease or medications used to treat his coronary artery disease.
As such, the Board finds that at most the medical evidence of record shows that the evidence for and against the Veteran’s claim is in relative equipoise.  In such circumstances, the regulations dictate that reasonable doubt is to be resolved in the Veteran’s favor.  Accordingly, the Veteran’s claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction is granted.
 
MATTHEW W. BLACKWELDER
Veterans Law Judge
Board of Veterans’ Appeals
ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD	T. Berryman, Counsel