Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2011

The Veteran is seeking service connection for erectile dysfunction, which the Board finds requires additional development due to insufficient medical opinion and missing VA outpatient treatment records.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination for PTSD, issuance of a statement of the case on service connection claims for hypertension, prostatitis with erectile dysfunction, renal stones, and a renal cyst, and obtaining additional relevant records.

The Veteran's prostate cancer is presumed related to his military service, and the Board grants service connection for this condition. The issue of service connection for erectile dysfunction remains pending.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn by his authorized representative prior to the Board issuing a decision.

The Board has determined that the Veteran should be afforded a VA examination to determine the etiology of his erectile dysfunction and mechanical low back pain, as well as for increased ratings for his cervical spine disability, right knee chondromalacia, left knee chondromalacia, and eczema and folliculitis of the trunk.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current disability of erectile dysfunction/decreased sex drive, brittle nails, or numbness of the bilateral toes and fingers that is related to service. The evidence does not support a finding of continuity of symptomatology since service.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and secondary service connection for erectile dysfunction as a result of the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied, and the Board found that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen several of his claims.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for further development of his claims, including obtaining records from Camp Pendleton regarding herbicide exposure.

The Board has granted service connection for erectile dysfunction on a secondary basis to the extent that it is aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected PTSD. However, the Veteran does not have loss of use of a creative organ and therefore cannot be awarded SMC based on this condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction, as well as his increased evaluations and initial evaluations for left hip disorder, left knee disorder with degenerative joint disease, seasonal allergic rhinitis, hypertension, vertigo, and annual clothing allowance.

The Board has remanded the claims for further development due to new evidence and other issues not yet addressed by the agency of original jurisdiction.

The Veteran is granted a 20 percent rating for his service-connected erectile dysfunction with penile deformity, the maximum schedular rating available.

The Board has granted service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to the service-connected PTSD. The Board found that the Veteran's current erectile dysfunction is more likely than not caused by his service-connected PTSD.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for his claimed conditions, finding that there was no evidence to support a direct or secondary relationship between his service and these conditions.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination to determine if his service-connected disabilities prevent him from obtaining and maintaining employment.

The Board has ordered additional development to determine if the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is due to his presumed in-service herbicide exposure and whether it is at least as likely as not related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for gastrointestinal disorder and erectile dysfunction to obtain additional VA examinations and opinions, as the previous examination reports were deemed inadequate.

The Board has determined that additional VA treatment records are needed and a new examination is required to properly adjudicate the service connection claims for anemia and erectile dysfunction.