Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2013

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and erectile dysfunction, finding no credible evidence of herbicide exposure during his service aboard a ship off shore in Vietnam.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and to provide a VA examination. The TDIU claim will be adjudicated after the left shoulder service connection issue is resolved.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to his request for a videoconference hearing. The issues of service connection and rating for erectile dysfunction, hypertension, PTSD, and the severance of diabetes mellitus are not addressed as the case has been returned to the RO.

The Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus, which requires a restricted diet and oral hypoglycemic agent, does not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating as his activities have not been regulated due to this condition.

The Board determined that the Veteran's hypertension and erectile dysfunction are not related to his service-connected low back strain with limitation of motion.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further examination and readjudication due to the need for updated medical records and an opinion regarding his ability to follow substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's appeal for a TDIU is being remanded due to the need to address his prostate cancer claim and obtain additional VA treatment records. The RO will also provide an examination to determine if he can work due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's genitourinary residuals of prostate cancer, including erectile dysfunction, urine leakage requiring absorbent materials changed several times daily, and voiding dysfunction resulting in three to four nocturia episodes, meet the criteria for a 40 percent evaluation from August 1, 2007.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have PTSD due to any incident of his active duty service.,The Board also found that the Veteran does not have hypertension with headaches due to any incident of his active duty service.

The Veteran's bladder impairment is rated at a 20 percent rating as an associated objective neurological abnormality of his service-connected low back disability.,His erectile dysfunction does not meet the criteria for any compensable evaluation.

The Board has granted service connection for a urologic disability and erectile dysfunction, to include hypogonadism, finding that these conditions are proximately related to the Veteran's service-connected prostate cancer.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and his claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is denied as there is no evidence of a stressor related to combat. The claims for other conditions are also denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unemployable, as his combined rating is at least 60% and he has other non-service connected disabilities that affect his employability. The Board finds the VA examination report to be more probative than the SSA determination in determining the Veteran's employment capabilities.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for erectile dysfunction and neuralgia has been withdrawn, resulting in the dismissal of the appeal.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypothyroidism and erectile dysfunction are related to his service, specifically due to in-service exposure to herbicides and/or as secondary to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a single VA examination to assess the impact of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities on his ability to maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Board has remanded the case due to additional development being required, including obtaining medical records and procuring a VA medical opinion regarding the Veteran's prostate disorder.

The Veteran's hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine have been granted service connection. The Veteran is assigned a 10% disability evaluation for hypertension, a 20% disability evaluation for diabetes mellitus, and a 10% disability evaluation for degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine prior to March 16, 2010.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not meet the criteria for service connection for any of the conditions listed in his claims, and therefore, denied all of them.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction, which is claimed to be secondary to his service-connected prostate cancer, has been remanded due to the need for a new VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his erectile dysfunction.