Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2010

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and to schedule him for VA examinations to assess the severity of his service-connected diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction, and hypertension.

The Veteran seeks an effective date prior to April 14, 2005 for the award of service connection for diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction, hypertension, and diabetic retinopathy of the left eye. The Board denied this claim as there was no earlier claim for service connection.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not preclude him from substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for right ulnar nerve compression was denied. The current rating of 30 percent is maintained.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a Board hearing. The main issues are about service connection for erectile dysfunction and a higher rating for fibromyalgia.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities (PTSD, bilateral tinnitus, and erectile dysfunction secondary to PTSD) render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board found that the Veteran's tinnitus, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and sleep disorder were not related to his military service or any service-connected condition. The claims for these conditions were denied.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to assess his ability to work due to service-connected disabilities and further information about his current financial status.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling appropriate VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed psychiatric disorder, erectile dysfunction, and skin disorder.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further action, including scheduling a hearing at the RO.

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to be related to his military service, and he is granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for VCAA notice and additional evidence regarding his service connection claims.

The Veteran's service-connected and nonservice-connected disabilities prevent him from successfully achieving his chosen vocational goal of pursuing a master's degree in social work. The VR&E Division found that he did not maintain satisfactory conduct and cooperation in developing and implementing the program, and mitigating circumstances beyond his control are not demonstrated.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation prior to October 31, 2007.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The Board found no current diagnoses of the claimed conditions and insufficient evidence to establish a link between active military service or any other condition.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities alone are enough to render him unable to obtain and maintain any form of substantially gainful employment, warranting a TDIU.

The Board found that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is not etiologically related to his service-connected prostate disability and denied both his secondary service connection claim for erectile dysfunction and his SMC claim for loss of use of a creative organ.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development of his claims, including obtaining relevant medical records prior to February 1992.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the left and right lower extremities, as well as erectile dysfunction, secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus have been denied. The Board found no evidence of current disabilities or a causal relationship between the claimed conditions and the service-connected diabetes mellitus.