Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2014

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn by the appellant in a statement received in October 2014.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes, erectile dysfunction (ED), peripheral neuropathy of the lower and upper extremities were denied as there was no evidence of these conditions in service or within a year of service. The Board also found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria to be presumed exposed to Agent Orange during his service in Korea.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction did not manifest during or as a result of active military service, nor was it caused by or aggravated beyond the natural progression as a result of his service-connected diabetes mellitus. As such, the claim for service connection is denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction and cerebrovascular accident are not service-connected, as they are less likely than not caused by or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to a failure to provide a hearing, and the case is now pending for further action.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is related to his military service or caused by any service-connected disability. The claim will be re-adjudicated after this development.

The Board found no evidence of prostate cancer during active duty service and denied the Veteran's claims for service connection. The Veteran was not exposed to Agent Orange or other herbicides while serving on ships in Da Nang Harbor.

The Veteran's service connection claims for erectile dysfunction, irritable bowel syndrome, and GERD have been denied. The Veteran was granted a 30% rating for his sleep disorder secondary to his service-connected generalized anxiety disorder with depressive disorder.

The Board has dismissed the issue of whether the reduction for prostate cancer, status post radical prostatectomy with implantation of an artificial urinary sphincter (AUS), to 60 percent disabling was proper. The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is not productive of a compensable disability rating.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome. The case is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and provide a comprehensive opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions.

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for the ratings of his service-connected Hodgkin's disease and prostate cancer were denied as there was no evidence showing an increase in severity prior to March 23, 2011.,VA received the Veteran's increased rating claims on March 23, 2011. The RO assigned the effective dates based on when VA first received the claims for increased ratings.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and providing a new VA examination for PTSD. The issues of entitlement to higher ratings for PTSD and service connection for erectile dysfunction are also being addressed.

The Veteran's claim for a certificate of eligibility for financial assistance in the purchase of an automobile and adaptive equipment, or adaptive equipment is granted due to his service-connected disabilities resulting from a stroke.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for the issues of entitlement to an initial compensable evaluation for pseudofolliculitis barbae, whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen a claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (to include as secondary to a service-connected lumbar spine disability), and the underlying issue of entitlement to service connection for an anxiety disorder. The appeals were dismissed.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction are granted. The Board affords the Veteran the benefit of doubt in favor of his claimed stressor involving an accidental shooting on the firing range during service.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is not service connected and denied. The Board found that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction was not caused or aggravated by his diabetes mellitus, type II. The claim for special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ (erectile dysfunction) is also denied as there is no acquired absence of one or both testicles. The compensable ratings for scars from shell fragment wounds are denied and the Veteran's PTSD rating remains at 50 percent.

The Veteran seeks service connection for erectile dysfunction, to include as secondary to his service-connected disabilities. The case is being remanded for additional development and medical opinions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including psychiatric disorders and gastrointestinal issues, were denied as there is no current disability or evidence of a causal relationship to active military service.,Service connection was not granted due to lack of continuity of symptomatology since separation from service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a higher initial disability rating for erectile dysfunction and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there was no evidence of deformity of the penis or other physical impairment warranting a compensable evaluation. The Board also found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for service connection as his claimed anxiety and depression were not shown to be related to his service-connected erectile dysfunction.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from maintaining substantially gainful employment.