Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2011

The Board has granted service connection for a lower back disability and erectile dysfunction, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 60 percent for atherosclerotic coronary artery disease (ASCAD) associated with diabetes mellitus, type II from June 1, 2007, was denied. His TDIU claim was also denied.

The Board found that the Veteran's current erectile dysfunction was not incurred in or aggravated by service. The claim for bilateral hearing loss is pending and will be remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's erectile dysfunction.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including diabetic nephropathy and posttraumatic stress disorder, have resulted in a permanent and total disability rating. The Board finds that the Veteran meets the criteria for specially adapted housing due to his service-connected disabilities affecting both lower extremities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is directly related to his service-connected type II diabetes mellitus, and thus grants service connection for this condition on a secondary basis.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development due to the presence of Spanish-language documents in his file.

The Board has granted service connection for right ear hearing loss, diabetes mellitus (due to herbicide exposure in Vietnam), and erectile dysfunction as secondary to coronary artery disease. Service connection is denied for peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities and kidney disability.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn by his representative prior to the Board issuing a decision.

The Veteran seeks service connection for erectile dysfunction, which he claims is secondary to his service-connected PTSD. The appeal is also pending for SMC based on loss of use of a creative organ.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to the need for further examination and opinion regarding his low back disability and erectile dysfunction.

The Board has restored service connection for CAD (with hypertension and residuals of a myocardial infarction and residuals of coronary artery bypass grafting), Peripheral Vascular Disease with peripheral neuropathy of each lower extremity, and Erectile Dysfunction.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and further development of his claim, including consideration of whether he is unemployable due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including bilateral ankle, hip, leg, hearing loss, lung disability (other than pulmonary tuberculosis), skin disability, psychiatric disability (PTSD), and erectile dysfunction. The evidence did not support a finding of current disabilities or a link to service.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted as it is related to his in-service fear of enemy fire. The initial noncompensable rating for erectile dysfunction and the 10 percent rating for IBS are maintained, but a higher rating is granted for IBS.

The Board found that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction was not incurred in service and is not proximately due to his service-connected anxiety disability.

The Veteran does not have benign prostatic hypertrophy, bladder neck contracture, Peyronie's disease, or erectile dysfunction with hypogonadism that is related to his service. The Board finds no evidence of a nexus between any of the claimed conditions and the Veteran's service.

The Veteran's claims of entitlement to earlier effective dates for the grants of a 70 percent evaluation for PTSD, anxiety reaction; TDIU; and eligibility to Dependents Educational Assistance under 38 U.S.C.A. Chapter 35 based on CUE have been dismissed due to lack of jurisdiction.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for special monthly compensation based on need for regular aid and attendance or at the housebound rate.

The Board has determined that the October 2007 rating decision denying a higher disability rating for diabetes mellitus did not contain clear and unmistakable error. The Veteran's claim of service connection for peripheral vascular disease was denied in an earlier decision, but new evidence has been received since then to reopen this claim.