Secondary Condition Claim · VASRD 7522
A condition caused or aggravated by an already service-connected disability can be granted its own service connection as a secondary condition under 38 CFR § 3.310. Here's how that works for Erectile Dysfunction, With or Without Penile Deformity when it develops after Ilioinguinal Nerve, Paralysis.
Groin nerve involvement
Primary condition · VASRD 8530
Ilioinguinal Nerve, Paralysis
Nerve damage near the groin, often causing numbness or pain in the lower abdomen or genitals.
Secondary condition · VASRD 7522
Erectile Dysfunction, With or Without Penile Deformity
This code covers erectile dysfunction, with or without penile deformity — neither element depends on the other being present. Under the code's note, a disease or traumatic injury of the penis that results in scarring or deformity is also rated here. The schedule lists a single evaluation for the code and it is 0 percent, so the percentage does not move with how severe the dysfunction is or how pronounced any deformity is. What the evidence has to establish is the diagnosis and how it connects to service, not a severity level.
The VA rates Erectile Dysfunction, With or Without Penile Deformity the same way whether it's claimed directly or as secondary to Ilioinguinal Nerve, Paralysis — severity of Erectile Dysfunction, With or Without Penile Deformity itself determines the percentage.
| Rating | Criteria |
|---|---|
| 0% | Rated 0% — this code has no compensable schedular level, with or without deformity. |
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Primary condition
Full Ilioinguinal Nerve, Paralysis guide
Secondary condition
Full Erectile Dysfunction, With or Without Penile Deformity guide
See how Ilioinguinal Nerve, Paralysis and Erectile Dysfunction, With or Without Penile Deformity combine with the rest of your service-connected conditions using the official VA combined-ratings formula.
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