Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2017

The Board has determined that the Veteran is unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities from June 28, 2012.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment since September 18, 2009.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including neurological symptoms, headaches, skin disorder, muscle pain, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and CFS, were denied. The Board found that the preponderance of evidence did not establish a link between these conditions and service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to maintain substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and occupational background.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction have been granted.

The Veteran's asbestosis and COPD are presumed to be related to service exposure. His low back disability, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction are found to be secondary to his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's tinnitus, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction are all found to be related to his service.,Service connection is granted for these conditions.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the lower and upper extremities, erectile dysfunction, and hypertension are denied. However, his claims of service connection for erectile dysfunction and hypertension secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus are granted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction and a skin disability were denied as there is no evidence of current disabilities. The claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of a 100% disability rating for PTSD was not supported due to lack of supporting medical evidence.,The Veteran failed to report for a VA examination, which may have helped his claims.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and erectile dysfunction are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining a VA addendum medical opinion.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent him from achieving a vocational goal as an automotive supervisor, and the Board finds that achievement of such a goal is not reasonably feasible.

The Veteran is granted a 60 percent rating for diabetes mellitus, type II from July 20, 2016. He also qualifies for TDIU and SMC at the housebound rate due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction, and peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities have been granted increased ratings. The hypertension has also been found to be related to herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, back disability (including cervical and lumbar spine), obstructive sleep apnea, erectile dysfunction, and psychiatric disability are being remanded due to the need for additional development. The AOJ will schedule the Veteran for VA examinations to determine the etiology of these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction and skin disorder, as well as the evaluation of his ischemic heart disability, have been granted. The effective dates are not specified.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction and abdominal aortic aneurysm residuals is rated at 20 percent, which reflects the current symptoms of requiring oral hypoglycemic agent and restricted diet. The criteria for higher ratings are not met.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction and hypertension, finding no evidence to support a direct or secondary relationship between these conditions and his military service. The eye condition claim is remanded due to newly received VA treatment records.

The Board has granted service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to service-connected hypertension and for a heart disorder, diagnosed as diastolic dysfunction and mitral incompetence. The claims of increased disability ratings for carpal tunnel syndrome of the right hand and left hand have been withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board found that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is not proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus. The claim for peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities was also denied as there is no evidence linking it to his service-connected diabetes mellitus. The increased rating claim for dislocation, left hip with chip fracture and traumatic arthritis remains pending.

The Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus, carpal tunnel syndrome and peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities do not meet or nearly approximate the criteria for a rating in excess of 20 percent. The Veteran does not have functional impairment to the extent necessary to warrant a separate compensable rating for erectile dysfunction and peripheral neuropathy of the groin.