Erectile dysfunction
Across 3,595 real Board appeals for Erectile dysfunction
66% were granted, partly granted, or remanded.
A denial is often not the end — remands are sent back for more development and frequently end in a grant.
- Granted 15%
- Partly granted 27%
- Remanded 24%
- Denied 26%
What tends to win
Among the appeals that were granted or partly granted, the most common ways Erectile dysfunction was linked to service:
- Direct service connection811
- Secondary to another service-connected condition360
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)120
How it’s rated, in practice
When Erectile dysfunction was granted, the rating most often assigned was:
- 100% (306)
- 10% (65)
- 70% (63)
- 20% (47)
- 50% (42)
Presumptive & exposure paths
These appeals involved a recognized exposure — which can mean the link to service is presumed, with no nexus to prove:
- Agent Orange / herbicides156
- PACT Act138
- Camp Lejeune water65
- Burn pits & airborne hazards54
- Gulf War43
Real decisions
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder with anxious distress, alcohol use disorder, tension headaches, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and erectile dysfunction, all of which are found to be related to the Veteran's military service.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for male infertility and erectile dysfunction as secondary to a service connected acquired psychiatric disability.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction (ED) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected prostatitis with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction secondary to the Veteran's service-connected major depressive disorder, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II (DM II), erectile dysfunction, peripheral neuropathy in both upper and lower extremities, hypothyroidism, and dermatitis (claimed as chloracne) based on the Veteran's presumed exposure to herbicide agents during his service in Vietnam.
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