Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2017

The Veteran's claims for prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining service personnel records and scheduling a VA examination. The examiner will determine if there is at least a 50% probability that the Veteran's prostate cancer was incurred in service, including as due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a lumbar spine disability, left hip disability, right hip disability, and erectile dysfunction have been granted. The claim for service connection for hypertension and kidney disease remains pending.

The Veteran's hypertension is service connected as a result of herbicide exposure. The claims for erectile dysfunction, chronic kidney disease and pancreatitis are not addressed in the decision.

The Board has remanded the case for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is caused or aggravated by his prescribed medication for his service-connected mental health disorder.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were granted, with the exception of a few issues. The Board found that the Veteran had current diagnoses and credible evidence supporting his reported stressors related to combat experience in Vietnam. Service connection was established for PTSD based on exposure to hostile military activity.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is at least as likely as not aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus type II, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran is granted service connection for prostate cancer due to herbicide exposure, and his erectile dysfunction and incontinence are also found to be related to this condition.,Service connection for Parkinson's disease and the Veteran's other conditions are denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hemorrhoids and erectile dysfunction as secondary to service-connected disabilities has been granted. The effective date of the award is not specified in this decision.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the Veteran's claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction (secondary to PTSD) and a heart condition (secondary to PTSD). The claim remains denied.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction and impotence, including as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II. The VA examination must address whether these conditions are related to active service or any incident thereof, and whether they were caused by his service-connected diabetes.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II, with erectile dysfunction and bilateral diabetic retinopathy with macular edema is currently rated at 20 percent. The Board found that the disability does not meet or approximate criteria for a higher rating under the applicable diagnostic codes. Additionally, the Veteran was denied TDIU as his service-connected disabilities do not render him unemployable.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and visual impairment related to diabetes are denied as the evidence does not support a finding of compensable symptomatology.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are not shown to be of such severity as to preclude his participation in any substantially gainful employment, and the Board finds that the preponderance of the evidence is against a finding that he is precluded from all types of employment.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II, with erectile dysfunction and peripheral vascular disease does not warrant a higher evaluation than 20 percent. The issues regarding an aid and attendance allowance for his spouse have been resolved in favor of the Veteran.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD, coronary artery disease, and service connection for sinusitis, low back disorder, neuropathy of the hands and feet, diabetes mellitus, and erectile dysfunction. The VA examinations indicated that the current conditions are not related to service.

The Board finds that the Veteran's prostate cancer is not related to service and thus, he cannot establish service connection for this condition. Regarding erectile dysfunction (ED), the VA examiner did not provide a clear opinion regarding whether it was caused or aggravated by any service-connected conditions.

The Board granted service connection for pes planus and Barrett's esophagus with GERD, denied service connection for PTSD, fibromyalgia, an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, erectile dysfunction, a dental condition for treatment purposes, and a dental condition for compensation.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right shoulder condition, left foot condition, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction are not service-connected as they did not manifest in service or within one year of separation, and there is no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and his erectile dysfunction.

The Board has determined that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's erectile dysfunction was aggravated by his service-connected hypertension, ischemic heart disease, and PTSD. Therefore, service connection for erectile dysfunction is granted.