Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2016

The Veteran's prostate cancer, status post open radical retropubic prostatectomy, is rated at a 60 percent disability level due to continual urine leakage requiring the use of absorbent materials that must be changed more than four times per day. The rating reflects his service-connected conditions and does not require additional consideration for other factors.

The Board found that the Veteran's current erectile dysfunction is not related to his service and denied the claim.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The maximum schedular rating of 20 percent was assigned for diabetes mellitus, which is the highest available under VA regulations.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for scheduling a Travel Board hearing. The claims include reopening the service connection for undiagnosed illness, separate ratings for erectile dysfunction and bladder/bowel impairment, as well as seeking service connection for various conditions.

The Board has determined that the effective date for the grant of service connection for erectile dysfunction is November 3, 2008.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is being remanded for a VA examiner to provide an opinion on whether it is at least as likely as not caused or aggravated by his service-connected status post anterior lumbar fusion, including due to prescribed medications.

The Board has vacated its February 2015 decision and remanded the case for further development, including a new VA examination to address whether the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is related to his service-connected recurrent malignant bladder tumor.

The Board has remanded the claims for further development due to incomplete development ordered in a previous May 2015 decision. The earlier effective date claims and service connection claims are also being remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are granted, with diabetes mellitus type II being presumed due to herbicide exposure and bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus established as a result of in-service acoustic trauma.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is found to be aggravated by his service-connected disabilities, including his psychiatric disorder and skin condition.

The Board found that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is not related to his service or a service-connected disability, including medications taken for PTSD. The claim of service connection for erectile dysfunction was denied.

The Veteran requested to withdraw all issues on appeal, including the ones related to cervical spine disability. The Board has dismissed the appeal due to this request.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, with diabetic neuropathy, retinopathy, and erectile dysfunction is being remanded due to the need for additional development of his medical records and opinions regarding the onset and aggravation of his condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, Parkinson's disease, heart disability, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, sleep apnea, and erectile dysfunction are not fully developed. The appeal is REMANDED to allow for further development.

The Veteran's claims for diabetes, loss of the sense of smell, vasodepressor syncope (syncope), and erectile dysfunction (ED) are being remanded due to incomplete records and need for additional examinations.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The Board found that the conditions claimed are not related to his active service or any incident therein.

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to be etiologically related to his period of active service, and the claim for service connection for tinnitus is granted.

The Veteran's claimed disabilities were not incurred or aggravated by his military service, and may not be presumed to have been so incurred or aggravated.