Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2015

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is caused in part by chronic pain from his service-connected disabilities and the medications prescribed for his service-connected anxiety and depressive disorders, warranting service connection.

The Board has determined that no new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the previously denied claims for hypertension, an acquired psychiatric disorder, a right elbow disability, loss of use of the arms, and erectile dysfunction.

The Veteran is unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment as a result of his service-connected disabilities, and the Board finds that he meets the criteria for TDIU.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including scheduling a hearing before RO personnel at the earliest opportunity.

The Board has granted service connection for a low back condition and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety. The Veteran's hepatitis C, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, and pain in the right and left sides are being remanded for further examination to determine if they are related to his service-connected conditions or herbicide exposure.

The Board has determined that the earliest evidence of intent to apply for VA compensation benefits for erectile dysfunction was received by VA on July 22, 2010. Therefore, an earlier effective date is not warranted.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for erectile dysfunction and finds that it is secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus. The decision grants this claim.

The Board has reinstated the appellant's VA benefits, effective April 1, 2012. The character of his discharge is not a bar to receiving VA benefits and the severance of service connection for the listed conditions was not proper.

The Veteran's cataracts are found to be aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus, warranting service connection. The Board denies the claims for erectile dysfunction and hypertension as secondary to service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a major depressive disorder and PTSD was reopened, but the claims for hypertension, CAD, left ventricular dysfunction/congestive heart failure, ulcers, COPD, erectile dysfunction, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, hemorrhoids, right foot calluses and corns, and left foot calluses and corns were all denied. The Veteran's claim for a temporary total rating based on the need for convalescence following May 2012 right foot surgery was also denied.

The Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for erectile dysfunction, which is secondary to his service-connected schizophrenia, has been remanded due to inadequate examination and the need for an addendum opinion addressing both causation and aggravation.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board found no evidence of service connection for the claimed conditions and denied all claims.

The Board has granted service connection for erectile dysfunction and schizoaffective/bipolar disorder, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to his military service. The Veteran also meets criteria for SMC based on loss of use of a creative organ.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the failure to afford him a DRO hearing. The issues of entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for degenerative joint disease, right elbow and service connection for erectile dysfunction are currently before the Board.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is not attributable to service and was not caused or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus are related to service, while his other conditions have not been established as being due to or a result of service.

The Board has found that further development is needed to determine the etiology of the Veteran's erectile dysfunction, including whether it was caused or aggravated by his service-connected Parkinson's disease and/or lumbar spine degenerative joint disease.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of an adequate examination for 'internal deformity' of the Veteran's penis related to his service-connected erectile dysfunction. The Veteran will need to undergo another examination and the claim will be readjudicated.

The Veteran's current peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities is etiologically related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II. His erectile dysfunction is also related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II.