Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2018

The Board has denied service connection for various conditions, including bladder disability, psychiatric disorders (including PTSD and depression), sleep apnea, varicose veins, liver damage, erectile dysfunction, bicep disabilities, knee disabilities, ankle disabilities, low back disability, scar and numbness of the back, right wrist disability, missing tooth disability, eye disability (chronic conjunctivitis), bronchitis, and asthma. The Board found that these conditions are not related to service or do not meet the criteria for service connection.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for asthma, left and right foot neuropathy, erectile dysfunction associated with prostate cancer residuals, and residuals of prostate cancer due to a lack of adequate examination opinions regarding the relationship between his conditions and herbicide exposure. The Veteran will need to undergo new VA examinations to determine if his conditions are related to service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for emphysema, diabetes mellitus, type II, erectile dysfunction, and dementia, Alzheimer’s type, is granted.,Service connection for tinnitus was denied. The Veteran is not entitled to an initial disability rating higher than 10 percent.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss was granted but with a non-compensable initial disability rating.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction, finding that it is not proximately due to or the result of any service-connected disability.

The Veteran's pulmonary disease, related to asbestos exposure and asthma, is currently rated at 30 percent. The Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted.,The Veteran has been diagnosed with diabetes mellitus type II and diabetic nephropathy. The VA examiner opined that the preponderance of medical literature does not establish a causal relationship between drinking contaminated water at Camp Lejeune and the development of chronic kidney disease in the Veteran.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction is rated at 20 percent, and the Board finds that this rating is appropriate as there is no evidence of regulation of activities required for management.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings on several service-connected conditions have been dismissed. The Board has remanded the cases for further development and evaluation.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and erectile dysfunction as there was no evidence of these conditions during or within one year after service, and the medical opinions provided by VA physicians found that the conditions were not caused or aggravated by service-connected diabetes mellitus and/or posttraumatic stress disorder.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted, and a 10% rating has been assigned for his left knee disability. The other conditions are remanded.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction and acquired psychiatric disorder (anxiety, NOS and depressive disorder, NOS) are granted service connection. The Veteran's chronic fatigue syndrome is remanded for further examination.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD has prevented him from engaging in substantially gainful employment since February 1, 2012. The Board finds that the criteria for a finding of a TDIU under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16 (b) have been met.

Service connection for OSA and ED has been granted.,Service connection for a painful cyst disorder other than PFB, tinea versicolor of the chest, diverticulitis, and hemorrhoids has not been established.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including fibromyalgia, prostate cancer, sleep apnea, gastrointestinal disorders, colon cancer, hiatal hernia, acid reflux, erectile dysfunction, skin disorder, and neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities. The Veteran's claims were based on direct service connection rather than presumptive exposure to herbicides or other conditions.

The Board has remanded several issues, including service connection for various disabilities and increased ratings. The Veteran's right shoulder disability is related to a fall during service, but no VA examiner has provided an opinion on this issue yet. His right ear hearing loss may be related to in-service noise exposure. His diabetes and erectile dysfunction are not caused by or worsened by his hypertension. A remand for further examination and development of records is required.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied as new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen the claims. The Board found that there is no link between any of the disabilities and active duty service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for diabetes mellitus, Type II and erectile dysfunction. The decision found that new evidence did not present a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim for diabetes mellitus, and that there was no medical evidence to support an etiological relationship between erectile dysfunction and hypertension.

The Veteran's service connection claims were denied in a February 2006 rating decision. He filed to reopen the previously denied claims on January 10, 2011, and they were granted effective from that date.

Service connection is granted for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. The claim of service connection for erectile dysfunction has been reopened, but the evidence does not support a grant of service connection.,The Veteran's sleep disorder may be related to his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is not compensable as there is no associated penile deformity.,Prior to January 21, 2016, the residuals of prostate cancer did not require an appliance or absorbent materials changed more than four times per day, and he was already assigned a maximum schedular evaluation for obstructed voiding, urinary frequency, and urinary tract infections. Since then, his condition has been rated at 60 percent.,Since January 21, 2016, the residuals of prostate cancer have already received the maximum schedular rating available.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and an initial rating greater than 60 percent for CAD. The Veteran's back/neck condition, COPD, and erectile dysfunction were also remanded for further development.,The Veteran was not provided with a VA examination prior to his death to assess the existence and etiology of these conditions.