Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2018

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient opinions regarding whether the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is caused or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities, particularly his asthma and epididymitis.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and examination reports. The issues include psychiatric disorders, prostate disorder, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, anemia, gastrointestinal disorders, skin disorder, bilateral eye disorders, low back disability, upper back disability, right leg disability, left leg disability, and bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for chloracne was denied as there is no current diagnosis of the condition.,Service connection and a compensable rating were also denied for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has remanded the case due to a previous Court decision that found the TDIU claim had not been raised by the record. The Veteran is service-connected for genitourinary tuberculosis, painful scar residuals from heminephrectomy, and erectile dysfunction. The combined rating is 60 percent. The Board finds that the Veteran does not meet the schedular requirements for a TDIU but raises the issue of unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities. The case is referred to the Director, Compensation and Pension Service, for consideration of the assignment of TDIU.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction and glaucoma is being remanded due to the need for further development, including a VA examination.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is not manifested by both loss of erectile power and penile deformity, so he does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, tinnitus, peripheral vascular disease of the lower extremities, and other conditions, prevented him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation. The Board granted a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) beginning January 5, 2010.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including back disorder, bilateral lower extremity disorder, bilateral upper extremity arthritis, eye disorder, tinnitus, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, erectile dysfunction, and headaches. The evidence did not support a link between these conditions and active duty.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen the claim.,Service connection was granted for erectile dysfunction secondary to diabetes mellitus. The Board found in favor of the Veteran based on the presence of current disability and symptomatology related to his service-connected condition.,The effective date for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus was denied as there was no evidence of a claim prior to August 14, 2012.,An initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied. The Veteran's hearing acuity did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.,A higher than 70 percent rating for PTSD was denied as there were no additional symptoms or complications beyond those already established by service connection.,The Board found that the Veteran had not provided new and material evidence to reopen his claim of service connection for hypertension.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD. The remaining issues have been remanded due to the Veteran's failure to appear at a scheduled DRO hearing.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional VA medical opinions regarding his ability to work, and further development of federal personnel records and SSA disability records.

The Veteran's appeals for a compensable rating for erectile dysfunction and higher-level SMC were dismissed. The appeal seeking service connection for right elbow disability, left elbow disability, cervical strain, lumbar strain, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), increased ratings for cervical strain, lumbar strain, and right and left lower extremity radiculopathy, as well as service connection for right shoulder disability and left shoulder disability were all dismissed. The Veteran's claim for a total (100 percent) disability rating for PTSD was granted with an effective date of December 10, 2011.,The Veteran’s appeals for increased ratings for cervical strain, lumbar strain, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) were remanded. The appeal seeking service connection for a right shoulder disability was also remanded.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus disabilities are not related to his active service, but additional evidence is needed for other conditions. The Veteran will need to provide updated treatment records and undergo a new VA examination.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to February 4, 2013.

The Veteran's appeals for increased evaluations and earlier effective dates have been dismissed due to his withdrawal of the appeal.

The Veteran's appeals for various conditions and ratings have been dismissed due to his withdrawal of the appeal.

The Board has granted service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected prostate cancer.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is found to be proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD and low back disability, as well as medications prescribed for these conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, an initial rating higher than 20 percent for diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction, and an initial rating higher than 30 percent for nephropathy. The appeal is dismissed.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional medical opinions regarding the relationship between his hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) with his service-connected conditions.