Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2013

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The initial rating of 10 percent for bilateral tinnitus was upheld, as the disability is already at its maximum schedular level under Diagnostic Code 6260. A separate compensable rating for erectile dysfunction was also denied due to lack of penile deformity.

The Veteran is seeking compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. � 1151 for complications from a July 2008 VA right inguinal hernia repair, including a hematoma and erectile dysfunction. The case must be remanded to obtain missing records and schedule the Veteran for an examination.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection were dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including diabetes, dizziness, kidney disorder, hearing loss, tinnitus, and erectile dysfunction, are not sufficiently disabling to prevent him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment given his prior vocational attainment, work history, and level of education.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment prior to October 5, 2010.

The Veteran meets the schedular requirements for a TDIU on June 24, 2010 due to his service-connected disabilities preventing him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to assess the combined effect of his service-connected disabilities on his ability to obtain or retain substantially gainful employment.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability to include PTSD, ED as secondary to an acquired psychiatric disability, and CFS. The Veteran's stressors were not credible due to lack of evidence of service in the Persian Gulf War, and there was no supporting evidence of a nexus between his current conditions and service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of his diagnosed gastrointestinal disabilities and erectile dysfunction. The VA will provide a new examination for these issues.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right ear hearing loss and erectile dysfunction are service-connected.

The Board denied an extraschedular rating for hearing loss and found that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from obtaining substantially gainful employment, thus denying a TDIU.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's Erectile Dysfunction (ED) is proximately due to or the result of his service-connected Diabetes Mellitus, and thus grants service connection for ED on a secondary causation basis.

The Board denied separate evaluations for right and left lower extremity neurologic disabilities, bladder impairment, bowel impairment, and erectile dysfunction as manifestations of the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disorder.

The Veteran's service-connected residuals of a compression fracture at T-11 with spondylolisthesis and degenerative joint disease are rated at 40 percent since June 4, 2008. He also receives a noncompensable rating for associated erectile dysfunction due to the service-connected condition.

The Veteran's combined disability evaluation for compensation is 50 percent effective March 19, 2003. The criteria for entitlement to a TDIU are not met.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is at least as likely as not a result of his service-connected prostate cancer and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including residuals of colon cancer, right shoulder disability, left testicle disability, bronchitis/asthma, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and heart disability. The appeals were based on new and material evidence for residuals of colon cancer.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and major depression, rendered him unable to engage in or retain substantially gainful employment during the period from October 23, 2008, to June 2, 2011.

The Board denied service connection for the claimed conditions, including benign prostatic hypertrophy, subclinical varicocele, spermatocele, male erectile disorder, and penile lesion, all secondary to service-connected epididymitis.

The Veteran's TDIU claim was denied due to his failure to report for a scheduled VA general medical examination without good cause.