Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2014

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records, scheduling a VA examination, and readjudicating the claim.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities meet the percentage requirements for a schedular TDIU, and the collective evidence suggests that his service-connected disabilities preclude him from obtaining and retaining substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and vocational experience.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is at least as likely as not related to his service-connected diabetes. The Board grants service connection for erectile dysfunction secondary to diabetes.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and a VA examination to assess his employability given his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that the original grant of service connection for erectile dysfunction and special monthly compensation based on loss of use of creative organ was clearly erroneous due to misdiagnosis, and thus these benefits have been severed.

The Board has granted service connection for erectile dysfunction and an upper gastrointestinal system disorder (GERD) as these conditions were first diagnosed during active duty. The lumbar spine and left hip disabilities are not considered to have been incurred in service.

The Veteran's appeal involves multiple issues including psychiatric disorders, GERD, cervical and lumbar spine conditions, sinusitis, eczema, erectile dysfunction, and hip disorder. The claims are being remanded for additional development of the record.

The Veteran's appeal is denied for a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD prior to January 31, 2009.,Service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to PTSD with major depression, recurrent severe panic disorder, and agoraphobia was also denied.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, but does not meet the criteria for a higher rating due to occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.,Erectile dysfunction has been found to be noncompensable under Diagnostic Code 7522 as there is no evidence of penile deformity.

The Veteran's type II diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction has been evaluated at a 20 percent rating since the initial grant of service connection. The current evidence does not support an increase in this evaluation.

The Board has remanded the claims for additional procedural development due to a lack of review by the Veteran's representative.

The Board finds that the Veteran was not exposed to herbicides in service, and therefore cannot establish presumptive service connection for his claimed conditions.

The Veteran's PTSD has been granted an initial evaluation of 50 percent, effective September 30, 2009.,The claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of erectile dysfunction, finding that there is no medical evidence establishing a link between his current condition and his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including a back disability, cardiovascular disorder, rectal bleeding, erectile dysfunction, psychiatric disorder, acid reflux, and hypercholesterolemia. The decision found that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen the claim of service connection for a back disability.

The Board has remanded the case for scheduling a Travel Board hearing before a Veterans Law Judge at the RO.

The Veteran's claims for a higher rating for his left chest scar, service connection for sleep apnea, and service connection for erectile dysfunction were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support granting any of these claims.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining medical records and a VA examination to assess the severity of his diabetes mellitus and its associated manifestations.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current low back, lower extremity radiculopathy, and erectile dysfunction are not related to service or any service-connected disability. As such, service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have erectile dysfunction and denied service connection for it, as well as a claim for an increased disability rating for his varicocele.