Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2014

The Veteran's service connection claim for right ear hearing loss, erectile dysfunction, and hypertension was denied.,Service connection for PTSD was granted but not etiologically related to service.

The Board has determined that none of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities caused or contributed to his death from positional asphyxia due to a car accident.

The Board has remanded the case due to an omission in a prior examination and for obtaining additional treatment records. The Veteran's claim of service connection for a back disorder secondary to his left ankle disability, as well as claims for initial ratings for erectile dysfunction and a scar from circumcision, will be reconsidered.

The Veteran's spondylolisthesis with herniated nucleus pulpous was granted a higher rating of 20 percent effective September 7, 2013.,A separate rating of 10 percent for left lower extremity radiculopathy is granted since February 13, 2006.,The Veteran's voiding dysfunction and erectile dysfunction are each rated as noncompensable since March 11, 2009. The Veteran also receives SMC based on loss of use of a creative organ effective March 11, 2009.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling an examination to assess the severity of his service-connected disabilities. The issue of entitlement to TDIU will also be addressed on remand.

The Veteran's left inguinal hernia repair residuals with ilioinguinal nerve entrapment are currently rated as 10 percent disabling, and his erectile dysfunction is noncompensable. The Board finds that the current schedular evaluations adequately account for the severity of these conditions.

The Veteran's appeal was denied for higher initial disability ratings for prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction, as well as a TDIU. The RO found that the service-connected conditions did not meet the criteria for higher ratings or a TDIU.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including peripheral neuropathy affecting his lower extremities and resulting in loss of sensation, have rendered him unable to use his feet for driving. As a result, he is granted financial assistance for the purchase of an automobile with adaptive equipment.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected PTSD, and thus grants the claim for secondary service connection.

The Board finds that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's erectile dysfunction was caused by his service-connected diabetes mellitus, and grants service connection for erectile dysfunction on a secondary basis.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted as he is unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities of adenocarcinoma residuals, status post radical perineal prostatectomy, with urinary incontinence and rectal incontinence.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining outstanding medical records and scheduling a TDIU examination.

The Board has granted service connection for erectile dysfunction secondary to service-connected PTSD. However, the issue of hypertension as secondary to PTSD remains denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction did not manifest during service and is not related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus. Therefore, the claim for service connection is denied.

The Veteran's memory loss is presumed to be due to an undiagnosed illness, but diabetes mellitus, bilateral foot and ankle disabilities, thoracolumbar spine arthritis, hypertension, bilateral leg disability, peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, and erectile dysfunction are not attributable to service or a service-connected condition.,The Veteran's memory loss is presumed to be due to an undiagnosed illness. Diabetes mellitus, bilateral foot and ankle disabilities, thoracolumbar spine arthritis, hypertension, bilateral leg disability, peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, and erectile dysfunction are not attributable to service or a service-connected condition.

The Board denied service connection for a low back disorder, bilateral leg disorder, and erectile dysfunction. The evidence did not support the Veteran's claims.,Service connection was not granted as there is no direct evidence linking these conditions to his active military service.

The Board has granted service connection for GERD with hiatal hernia, irritable bowel syndrome, and erectile dysfunction as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for a TDIU is being remanded due to the need for an addendum opinion addressing his service-connected disabilities and their impact on his ability to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has granted service connection for various disabilities and assigned initial ratings, but denied the petition to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for a right knee disorder.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is being remanded for further examination and opinion to determine its relationship to his service-connected conditions, if any.