Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2008

The veteran's service-connected disabilities result in the need for regular aid and attendance of another person, which has been granted.

The veteran's appeals for increased ratings for diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction and lumbosacral strain with spina bifida were denied. The case is remanded for further development.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the veteran's claims, including a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and erectile dysfunction.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for various conditions, including PTSD and major depression, heart disorder, hypertension, hiatal hernia, migraine headaches, and erectile dysfunction. The diagnoses were all linked to post-service stressors.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction, impotence, and sexual dysfunction due to loss of use of a creative organ. The effective date remains September 21, 1994.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA examinations and opinions regarding the veteran's tinnitus, lipomas, diabetes mellitus, nephropathy, and scars. The effective date claim is deferred until the other claims are fully developed.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The veteran's combined disability rating is 30%, which does not meet the criteria for special monthly pension based on need for regular aid and assistance or housebound status.

The veteran's service-connected right shoulder, left knee capsular strain, and erectile dysfunction are rated at the lowest possible levels. The Board found no evidence to warrant a higher rating.

The Board has granted service connection for erectile dysfunction and peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities, finding that these conditions are related to the veteran's service-connected type II diabetes mellitus.

The Board has determined that the veteran's erectile dysfunction is related to his service-connected PTSD and grants the claim for secondary service connection.

The Board denied service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to a service-connected disability and denied an increased rating for right knee arthritis. The veteran's erectile dysfunction is not service-connected, and his right knee condition does not meet the criteria for higher ratings.

The Board has remanded the claims for further development due to insufficient efforts in investigating the veteran's stressor allegations and obtaining a VA examination regarding PTSD, chronic bronchitis, hypertension, and ED.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have neuropathy of the lower extremities, erectile dysfunction, or hearing loss related to his military service. Service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction, as well as increased ratings for sensory neuropathy of the right leg and lumbar spine DJD.

The Board has determined that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether or not there is a relationship between the veteran's current erectile dysfunction and his service-connected diabetes mellitus. As such, the criteria for entitlement to service connection for erectile dysfunction, as secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus, have been met.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including myelitis and paralysis of lower extremities, have necessitated a higher level of care than what is required for the regular aid and attendance allowance. The veteran requires daily personal health-care services provided by a licensed professional or under their supervision.

The Board denied an initial compensable evaluation for erectile dysfunction, finding that the evidence did not show penile deformity and thus no rating under Diagnostic Code 7522 is warranted.

The Board denied service connection for a low back disability in April 2000 and the veteran did not appeal. The claim was reopened based on new evidence, but it does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.,The veteran's erectile dysfunction is not due to VA prescribed medications as there is no evidence showing that carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment or similar instance of fault by VA caused his disability.

The Board denied service connection for Schamberg's purpura, GERD, residuals of a cut upper lip and nose, erectile dysfunction, benign prostatic hypertrophy, and heart murmur as not incurred or aggravated by active service.,PTSD was also denied as not incurred in service.