Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2013

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from engaging in substantially gainful employment, and therefore his claim for TDIU is denied.

The Veteran's open angle glaucoma and erectile dysfunction are found to be caused or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge who will decide his appeal.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is found to be proximately due to his service-connected depressive disorder with anxiety, and he is granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension and found that the Veteran's current erectile dysfunction is secondary to his service-connected hypertension. The issue of service connection for erectile dysfunction as a result of hypertension remains pending.

The Board has ordered the case to be remanded for further development, including obtaining signed informed consent records and additional medical opinions. The Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 are related to complications from heart surgery performed in December 2002 at the VA Medical Center in Indianapolis.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for ALS was previously denied, and the appeal is dismissed as he has withdrawn his request to reopen this issue.,His claims for increased ratings for ischemic heart disease and PTSD were both denied. The Veteran's claim for erectile dysfunction secondary to diabetes mellitus remains pending.

The Board has granted service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus and awarded special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ.

The Veteran's service-connected degenerative disc disease at L5-S1 with a bulging disc is productive of orthopedic impairment and neurological symptoms, including erectile dysfunction, bowel incontinence, bladder incontinence, and right shoulder AC joint separation. The claims for increased ratings and secondary service connection are granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction, finding that there was no competent evidence linking his current condition to his service or a service-connected disability.

The Veteran claims compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. � 1151 for complications from a penile prosthesis surgery performed at the VA, and service connection for depression resulting from that surgery.

The Board has granted service connection for erectile dysfunction (ED) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected major depression. The Veteran's ED is currently rated at a 10 percent disability evaluation.

The Board has remanded the case to obtain additional medical opinions regarding service connection for psychiatric disability and erectile dysfunction, including consideration of secondary service connection.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for erectile dysfunction was denied as there is no evidence of penile deformity. The issue of severance of service connection for cardiomyopathy with pacemaker placement was also addressed, but the decision on this matter is not provided.

The Veteran's additional disabilities, including abdominal hernia, right leg lumbar plexopathy, erectile dysfunction, and head trauma with residuals of double vision and vertigo, are not considered to be a result of carelessness, negligence, or lack of proper skill on the part of VA. The complications were known potential outcomes of the AAA surgery.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is aggravated by his service-connected chronic epididymitis, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 was denied as his disability is not deemed to be proximately due to carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment or similar instance of fault on the part of VA.

The Board has remanded the case due to the Veteran's request for a video conference hearing. The claims of service connection for sleep apnea and reopening the claim for erectile dysfunction will be addressed after the hearing.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for additional development due to the need for further medical opinions regarding service connection and disability ratings.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, erectile dysfunction due to diabetes mellitus type II, an eye disorder due to diabetes mellitus type II, and hypertension due to diabetes mellitus type II, all related to in-service herbicide exposure. The case must be remanded as the RO did not address a recent memorandum from the Joint Services Records Research Center (JSRRC) regarding the storage of Agent Orange on Navy vessels during the Vietnam War.