Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2017

The Board dismissed the motions for CUE as concerns effective dates earlier than February 26, 2010 for service connection of major depressive disorder and April 5, 2010 for ED and SMC. The Veteran's claims were premature due to lack of a final rating decision.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to confirm if the Veteran's service on the U.S.S. Arlington exposed him to herbicide agents, which may be relevant to his claims for prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction, diabetes mellitus, and related conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension and erectile dysfunction are not caused or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus type 2, and thus denied both claims.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for a compensable disability rating for erectile dysfunction associated with lumbar spine disability. The case is dismissed.

Your claims of service connection for hypertension and erectile dysfunction have been granted. However, the appeals are dismissed as there is no longer a controversy at issue.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, along with other disabilities, has resulted in occupational and social impairment that warrants a 70 percent rating.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, cataracts, peripheral neuropathy of bilateral upper and lower extremities, kidney disease, erectile dysfunction, and coronary artery disease with angina are presumed to be related to his military service due to herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction, peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity, left upper extremity, right lower extremity, and left lower extremity have been rated based on their severity. The ratings are granted.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for an increased evaluation for diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction prior to the Board's decision.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is proximately due to or the result of his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type 2. Therefore, service connection for erectile dysfunction is granted on a secondary basis.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus and erectile dysfunction were not incurred in service, as there is no evidence of exposure to Agent Orange or other herbicides during his service. The Board denied both claims for service connection.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals for a separate compensable evaluation for erectile dysfunction and entitlement to TDIU prior to November 05, 2013.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus was managed by restricted diet prior to October 23, 2014 and with insulin injections from that date onward. The Board finds the preponderance of evidence does not support a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for diabetes mellitus.,For erectile dysfunction, there is no compensable evaluation as the Veteran's loss of erectile power was not associated with any penile deformity.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including new VA examinations and opinions to address the nature and etiology of his claimed respiratory disability, heart disability, obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral lower extremity circulatory/vascular disability, and erectile dysfunction.

The Board has remanded the case due to issues related to reopening a diabetes mellitus claim and service connection for various conditions secondary to diabetes.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's claims for low back injury, acquired psychiatric disorder, hypertension, cardiovascular disorder (other than hypertension), and erectile dysfunction were denied as the evidence did not establish a service connection.

The Veteran's PTSD resulted in significant occupational and social impairment, warranting a 70% disability rating from January 28, 2010 to March 28, 2012. The Board also granted entitlement to TDIU due to the combined effect of multiple service-connected disabilities.

The Board has found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his active service, while hypertension is not due to or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus (DM), and ED was not caused or aggravated by DM.