In its decision, the US Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims discussed what constitutes a loss or loss of use of a reproductive organ for the purposes of Special Monthly Compensation (SMC).
The Court found that the veteran failed to establish, as a matter of fact, that wearing a condom constitutes as a loss of use for SMC purposes.
However, the Court held open for another day the issue of whether wearing a condom to prevent the transmission of disease constitutes the anatomical loss or functional loss of use of reproductive organ(s).