Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2012

The Board has remanded the case for additional development and examination, including a VA examination to determine the etiology of the Veteran's erectile dysfunction, obstructive sleep apnea, gastrointestinal disorder, and major depressive disorder. The claims are being returned to the RO/AMC for readjudication.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is a complication of medications he takes for his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). As such, secondary service connection for erectile dysfunction is granted.

The Board found that VA did not fail to timely diagnose prostate cancer due to carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault. The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is not the result of an event not reasonably foreseeable and was not caused by VA's failure to timely diagnose prostate cancer.

The VA determined that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is not related to his service-connected low back disability and thus denied a separate rating for this condition.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II, with onychomycosis and erectile dysfunction. The claim will be readjudicated after the examination.

The Veteran's POAG is proximately due to or the result of service-connected diabetes mellitus. The Board has granted service connection for POAG.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of any current glaucoma and erectile dysfunction, and their relationship to service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board has remanded the claims of hypertension and erectile dysfunction for additional development, including a VA examination to address the etiology of these conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are found to be of sufficient severity to preclude him from engaging in substantially gainful employment, and the claim for a TDIU is granted.

The Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus is found to be the likely cause of his erectile dysfunction, and he is granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that a new examination and opinion are needed to determine if the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is caused or aggravated by his service-connected psychiatric disability or medications he takes for it.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus and finds that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim.,Service connection is granted for diabetes mellitus type II, as it is presumed due to in-service exposure to Agent Orange.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, diabetes mellitus, irritable bowel syndrome, and erectile dysfunction, are not shown to be of such severity so as to preclude substantially gainful employment.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining updated VA medical records and providing a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's disabilities are caused by or complications of his diabetes mellitus. The appeal will be reconsidered after these actions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, defective vision, hypertension, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, and erectile dysfunction due to herbicide exposure. The conditions were not found to be related to active duty service or presumed due to herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded to obtain updated VA treatment records and to schedule him for a VA examination to determine the etiology of his erectile dysfunction and any lower extremity peripheral neuropathy.

The Board found no evidence of a chronic lumbar spine disorder or erectile dysfunction during service and denied the Veteran's claims for service connection on this basis.

The Veteran's prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction are not service-connected as they did not manifest during active duty or within a presumptive period. The eye disorder is also not service-connected.,There was no indication of genitourinary symptoms or an eye disorder noted at the time of separation from active duty, and there is insufficient evidence to establish continuity of symptomatology.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for erectile dysfunction associated with prostate cancer is being remanded due to the need for additional examination. The issue of whether he has a penis deformity in addition to his erectile dysfunction is also pending.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for a back disability, diabetes mellitus type II, and CAD due to lack of evidence showing onset during service or within one year post-service. The Veteran's assertions regarding herbicide exposure have not been supported by relevant records.