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Seeking Guidance: Loss of Creative Organ

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Fellow Veterans and Supporters,

I am seeking guidance regarding Erectile Dysfunction (Creative Organ) and it is something I have only once asked for in February of 2010. When I initially applied, I stated it was secondary to pain, as have a Traumatic Spinal Injury and multiple fusions. I did not include any post military medical records or doctor statements at the time.

Flash forward 8 years, and I still suffer from chronic ED; neither Viagra nor Cialis have helped and I have given up on trying.  However, I do still feel that I am owed compensation for this and wanted to try and compile everything correctly. I have been doing some research and my daily medication for PTSD (70% SC) is 200mg Sertraline and 5mg of Clonazepam; I also take 200mg Naproxen for chronic inflammation, all of which are known to create medication-induced sexual dysfunction. Which, as my first question, does that matter to the Department of Veteran Affairs? 

A part of the problem with this claim is me, I don't mind the physical scars, but telling doctors I have ED makes me feel like I have lost my manhood (I guess pun intended). If possible, I would really prefer not to go to a urologist for them to complete a DBQ as the emotional trauma and stress would be overwhelming. My second question, if I have an extensive amount of combat-related injuries that are service connected, am I able to just write a Statement of Claim and connect the dots for the rating agent; or should I really make it a point to get that DBQ?

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I would caution about having long drawn out statements, they need to be short but to the point, raters don't like to read a 5 or 6 pages or long written out statements!!!

Its a good Ideal to # your pages of evidence and place them in order as your present your claim. keeping your claims organized Helps the rater  and makes them more likely to approve your claim  vs a un-organized claims.

you can say things like see Dr Smith MEDICAL REPORT As Dr Smith examine me on DATE***** this will be found on page #3  ect,,,ect,,,

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2 hours ago, Buck52 said:

Filing all your claims at once starts your Early Effective Dates

Buck, just a question on this. Doesn't filing your intent to file set the EED? meaning if place the notification you have time to flesh out the claims and all/any of them will have that same date even if you don't submit all claims at the same time. 

or am i misunderstanding that aspect of the EED rules, which is more than possible

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 Intent to file ,Yes it sets the dates to ALL ITF CLAIM'S a year before the veteran actually files. you can file as many ITF' Claims as needed. 

This works good filling electronically on e benefit's.   but the Veteran or his Rep can file it either way. Electronically or snail mail....with return receipt.

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11 minutes ago, Buck52 said:

 Intent to file ,Yes it sets the dates to ALL ITF CLAIM'S a year before the veteran actually files. you can file as many ITF' Claims as needed. 

This works good filling electronically on e benefit's.   but the Veteran or his Rep can file it either way. Electronically or snail mail....with return receipt.

thank you,

I don't trust the Amer Legion post reps closest to me to file their nails much less my claims. The man who helped me get rated back in New Orleans has died of pancreatic cancer and his illness is one of the many reasons I didn't know of the possible secondary claims back then or that I could have gotten TDIU and still been eligible for VocRehab training. As it is that money is lost to me.

I think I might have a claim for an EED but am not holding my breathe on that yet.

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