Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2017

The Board denied an increased disability rating for diabetes mellitus type II, finding that the Veteran's condition did not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on the need for insulin or regulation of activities.

The Board found that the Veteran's ED and hypertension are not related to his service-connected DM, Type II. The evidence does not support a finding of secondary service connection.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for erectile dysfunction is denied as there are no findings of penis deformity or other associated conditions that would warrant such a rating.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for SMC based on housebound status from June 1, 2007 to December 31, 2008 due to insufficient evidence showing a single service-connected disability rated at 100% and additional disabilities that would qualify him for SMC.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including depressive disorder, degenerative joint/disc disease of the thoracolumbar spine, right and left upper extremity radiculopathy, anterior cervical discectomy and fusion, chondromalacia of the knees, migraine headaches, and other conditions, have rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment since September 12, 2008.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral knee and hip disabilities, as well as sleep apnea and erectile dysfunction (ED), all of which were claimed as secondary to his service-connected back disability or medication prescribed for other service-connected conditions.,The VA examiners found that any current bilateral knee and hip disabilities are not related to service or a service-connected condition. The examiner also concluded that the Veteran's sleep apnea was not caused by service-connected asthma or rhinitis, nor did it aggravate his ED.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn due to the appellant's request for withdrawal prior to the Board's decision.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions and addressing evidentiary requirements.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been denied. The Board has also remanded several issues, including scheduling a videoconference hearing.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to his service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, was granted. The appeal for an increased rating for PTSD prior to February 1, 2013 and from February 1, 2013 until November 2, 2015, and a TDIU claim since January 1, 2016 were also granted.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unemployable, and the Board finds that his employment as an administrator at an unemployment office is substantially gainful.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus and ischemic heart disease (IHD).

The Veteran's migraine headaches are rated at 30 percent, and his erectile dysfunction is not compensable.

The Board has granted service connection for various conditions, including GERD and H. pylori infection, asthma, bilateral foot disability, left knee and right knee DJD, erectile dysfunction, gynecomastia, and liver disability other than cavernous liver hemangioma.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, diabetes mellitus with retinopathy, peripheral neuropathy of both lower extremities, tinnitus, coronary heart disease, bilateral hearing loss, and erectile dysfunction, are rated at a combined 80 percent. The Board finds that these conditions render the Veteran unemployable due to their severity and his limited education and work experience.

The Veteran is granted an effective date of January 31, 2003 for the award of service connection for PTSD.,The Veteran's claims for diabetes mellitus and erectile dysfunction secondary to diabetes mellitus are denied as they were received on November 2, 2010.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is caused by his service-connected PTSD and results in loss of use of a creative organ, thus both conditions are granted.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating for bilateral hearing loss, but remanded for additional development on other issues.

The Board found that none of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities were either the principal or contributory cause of his death, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of death.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a Board videoconference hearing to address his claim of entitlement to a total disability rating for individual unemployability due to the service-connected disabilities (TDIU).