Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2012

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected disabilities. The TDIU claim will also be adjudicated during this process.

The Veteran meets the schedular requirements for a TDIU but his service-connected disabilities do not, singly or in combination, preclude him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected diabetes mellitus was denied. The VA examiner found that the Veteran's diabetes required insulin and restricted diet, but not regulation of activities.

The Board has granted service connection for erectile dysfunction and entitlement to special monthly compensation (SMC) based on loss of use of a creative organ. The decision is in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the case for a comprehensive genitourinary examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's erectile dysfunction, including whether it is related to service or an undiagnosed illness.

The Veteran's claims for service connection on the merits were denied. The appeal is mixed as some issues were granted and others were not.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for an initial compensable rating for erectile dysfunction during his Board hearing in February 2012. The case is therefore dismissed.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further evaluation of his claim due to the need for a new VA opinion regarding the etiology of his erectile dysfunction.

The Veteran is seeking compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for complications from a back surgery performed in November 2008, including loss of bowel and bladder control and erectile dysfunction. The Board has determined that additional development is needed to address the issues raised by the Veteran.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy, erectile dysfunction, vertigo with dizziness and nausea, and a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder (to include depression or chronic psychosis). The evidence does not show that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Veteran's service-connected erectile dysfunction does not result in deformity of the penis, and therefore does not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation under Diagnostic Code 7522.

The Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on the loss of use of a kidney is denied as there is no provision in VA laws and regulations that grants such benefit.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's timely substantive appeal was not filed within the required timeframe, and thus his claims for service connection were denied.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for additional development, including scheduling a Board hearing at the RO.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination and medical opinions.

The Veteran's claims are being remanded for a comprehensive VA internal medicine examination to determine if his current diabetes mellitus had causal origins in active service and whether any other conditions, such as peripheral neuropathy, renal disease, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction, were caused or aggravated by the diabetes.

The Board has granted service connection for erectile dysfunction and hypertension as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II.

Service connection granted for PTSD with an initial evaluation of 50 percent and effective from November 19, 2007. Effective dates denied for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and erectile dysfunction.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction and hepatitis C are inextricably intertwined, as the March 2010 VA genitourinary examiner opined that the Veteran's hepatitis C was related to his erectile dysfunction. Therefore, these issues must be remanded for further development.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine if the Veteran was exposed to herbicides during service, and to obtain VA treatment records. The claims for service connection are remanded.