Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2009

The Board has dismissed the issue of entitlement to service connection for hypertensive vascular disease. The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is not related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, and thus he is denied this claim. However, the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was incurred in service and is granted service connection.

The Veteran's case is being remanded to the RO for consideration of additional evidence submitted since the most recent Supplemental Statement of the Case in January 2009. The Veteran and his representative will be provided with an SSOC if the claim remains denied.

The VA denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of erectile dysfunction as secondary to his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including a VA examination and social and industrial survey to determine his ability to secure and follow substantially gainful employment due to service-connected disabilities.

Your claim for an initially compensable evaluation for erectile dysfunction is being remanded to the RO for a Travel Board hearing at the RO.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further action, including scheduling a videoconference hearing before a Veterans Law Judge.

The Board finds that it is as likely as not the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is related to his active service, specifically to his service-connected PTSD. Service connection for erectile dysfunction is granted.

The Veteran's hypertension and erectile dysfunction are found to be related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II. The Veteran's diabetes mellitus is currently rated at 20 percent.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to inadequate examination and the need for updated VCAA notice.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction, associated with his service-connected prostate adenocarcinoma status post brachytherapy, does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Board is remanding the case for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and readjudicating the issues of service connection and effective dates.

The Veteran's PTSD and dysthymia are rated at 70 percent, which is the maximum rating available. The hearing loss remains noncompensably disabling.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction, osteoporosis, and degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine are not related to service or herbicide exposure. As such, these claims for service connection have been denied.

The Board has remanded the claims due to the need for additional medical examination and records.

The Veteran's hypertension, including as secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus, and tremors of the arms, hands, and legs, have been granted service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction and neurogenic bladder are not related to service or secondary to his service-connected cervical spine disability, and thus denied both claims.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and erectile dysfunction. Bilateral hearing loss was not shown to be incurred in or aggravated by active service, while erectile dysfunction is not related to service.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to withdrawal by the appellant's authorized representative.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The Board found that his bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not related to military service, while his erectile dysfunction is not proximately due to or aggravated by his diabetes mellitus. His peripheral neuropathy in the upper extremities was considered a complication of his diabetes mellitus. However, he did not meet the criteria for an increased rating for his type II diabetes mellitus.

The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's service-connected erectile dysfunction, finding that there was no evidence of a penile deformity and only loss of erectile power.