Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2017

The Veteran's appeal was denied for increased ratings and service connection claims. The Board found that his diabetes mellitus did not require regulation of activities, and his sleep disorder and liver condition were not shown to be related to service or a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and opinions regarding his peripheral neuropathy, carpal tunnel syndrome, erectile dysfunction, and hypertension.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is found to be proximately caused by or a result of his service-connected diabetes mellitus, and the Board grants service connection for this condition.

The Board denied an initial compensable disability rating for erectile dysfunction, finding that the Veteran's loss of erectile power did not meet the criteria for a 20% evaluation under DC 7522 due to lack of evidence of penis deformity.

The Veteran's appeal for a compensable rating for erectile dysfunction was withdrawn prior to the Board issuing a decision.,For PTSD, the Veteran is granted an initial 50 percent disability rating throughout the period on appeal.

The Veteran's type II diabetes is granted as service-connected due to herbicide exposure. The claims for psoriasis and erectile dysfunction are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and arranging for a VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected post-treatment residuals of prostate cancer.

The Board has remanded the case due to additional evidence being submitted after a Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC). The claims for service connection will be readjudicated in light of all the evidence, including the new articles and private treatment records.

The Board has remanded the claims for cataracts and erectile dysfunction due to incomplete development of the record. The Veteran's service connection claims will be reconsidered after additional evidence is obtained.

The Board has granted service connection for left ear hearing loss, migraine headaches, erectile dysfunction, and degenerative disc disease and degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine. The Veteran's PTSD was also rated at 30 percent effective December 11, 2014.

The Veteran's PTSD caused severe symptoms including suicidal and homicidal ideation, flashbacks, anxiety, depression, paranoia, insomnia, irritability, anger outbursts, and avoidance of people. He was granted a rating of 70 percent for PTSD from February 24, 2010, to March 22, 2015, and a higher rating thereafter. The Veteran's erectile dysfunction did not meet the criteria for any compensable rating under VA regulations.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction and numbness/tingling of upper and lower extremities are being remanded for additional development as the current VA examination is inadequate.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment, and the Veteran has been assigned a single disability rating that is at least 60 percent disabling. Therefore, TDIU is granted.

The Veteran's renal disability is found to be caused by his service-connected hypertension. However, the Veteran's erectile dysfunction was not related to his military service or his service-connected hypertension.

The Board found that the Veteran's varicose veins of the left leg and right leg, as well as his erectile dysfunction disorder resulting in penile implant, were not caused or aggravated by any incident in service. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to his service-connected shell fragment wounds.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn in its entirety.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including chronic pharyngitis, erectile dysfunction, allergic conjunctivitis, back disability, headaches, left shoulder and elbow disabilities, enlarged heart with chest pain and abnormal EKG, hypertension, gastrointestinal disability, and hyperthyroidism. The reasons were that the evidence did not support a link between these conditions and service or any service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidentiary development, particularly regarding treatment records from the Dallas VA Medical Center. The Veteran's claims for service connection and special monthly compensation are pending.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction, finding that it is not related to his period of active military service and does not have a direct link to his service-connected right epididymitis with painful testicle or left varicocele.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals for all issues related to service connection, including residuals of a head injury, diabetes mellitus (diabetes), bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and erectile dysfunction.