Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2015

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus and its associated complications, as well as his acquired psychiatric disorder (depression and/or PTSD), have not been found to be related to service or exposure to herbicides.

The Veteran's appeal was withdrawn for the issues of entitlement to service connection for cholesterol, short-term memory loss, diabetes mellitus, eligibility for a non-service connected pension, and TDIU. The claim of service connection for hypertension has been reopened due to new evidence received since the April 2009 rating decision.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is not service-connected as it is more likely due to medication for nonservice-connected conditions.,His proliferative diabetic retinopathy, which has been service-connected, does not warrant a compensable rating.

The Board has remanded the case due to an equivocal VA examination opinion regarding whether the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is related to his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran meets the schedular criteria for a TDIU due to service-connected disabilities, and his service-connected disabilities prevent him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is proximately due to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD is proximately due to or the result of his service-connected right leg, back, right ankle, and right hip disabilities. The claims for erectile dysfunction and a right shoulder disability are also granted as they are related to these service-connected conditions.

The Veteran is seeking a higher rating for Peyronie's disease with erectile dysfunction and an earlier effective date. The case has been remanded due to scheduling issues.

The Veteran has been granted service connection for prostate carcinoma, diabetes mellitus type II, and erectile dysfunction all due to herbicide exposure during his military service.,The Board found that the Veteran's presence around the DMZ in Korea entitles him to presumptive service connection for these conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's prostate and urinary tract disorders did not have onset during his active service, were not attributable to his active service or toxic herbicide exposure, nor are they related to a service-connected disability. Therefore, the claim for service connection is denied.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is etiologically related to his service-connected acquired psychiatric disability, and the Board grants service connection for this condition on a secondary basis.

The Veteran is unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment due solely to the effects of his service-connected disabilities, including headaches, psychiatric disability, and eye blindness.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was denied, but his bilateral hearing loss was granted with a noncompensable rating.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus and erectile dysfunction have been rated at 20 percent each, with the ratings granted since January 1, 2013. The decision is mixed as some issues were granted while others were not.

The Veteran was found to be unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities as early as August 21, 2007.

The Veteran's current erectile dysfunction is in part due to or the result of his service-connected PTSD, and thus he is granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were granted. The TDIU claim was also granted prior to February 6, 2008.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for liver disorder, gallbladder disorder, kidney lesions and stones, body stress rash release and trauma, polymyalgia rheumatic, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus have been granted. The remaining issues are pending.,The Veteran's claim of service connection for erectile dysfunction is pending.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of entitlement to an effective date prior to October 28, 2010 for service connection and a compensable initial disability rating for erectile dysfunction. The RO has already assigned the earliest possible effective date provided by law.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed stomach, sleep apnea, erectile dysfunction, and back disorders are not service-connected as they do not have a direct link to his military service. The conditions were either diagnosed after service or attributed to other causes such as alcohol use.