Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2018

The Board has denied the Veteran's requests for earlier effective dates and remanded several issues related to his service-connected conditions, including obstructive sleep apnea, PTSD, diabetes mellitus, type II, erectile dysfunction, and loss of use of a creative organ.

All claims for service connection are denied except for the grant of service connection for headaches, which is granted. The Veteran's enlarged prostate and neurobehavioral effects are not found to be related to his military service. His sleep apnea claim is remanded.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable disability rating for service-connected erectile dysfunction was denied. The Veteran is currently rated at 60 percent for his service-connected amputation of the left forearm pronator teres.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for radiculopathy of the right and left lower extremities were granted effective August 1, 2014. He also has a claim for an earlier effective date which is being remanded.,The Veteran's new claim for service connection for heart condition was denied. His hypertension, COPD, obstructive sleep apnea, prostate cancer, and tinnitus claims are all pending.,A total rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities is also being remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for lower back disorder, neck disorder, acquired psychiatric disorder, pneumonia, upper extremities disorder, lower extremities disorder, bones and joints disorder, dizziness, GERD, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and erectile dysfunction. Additional development is needed to obtain complete service records and private medical records.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for gastrointestinal, lower back, and erectile dysfunction conditions due to insufficient evidence or need for further examination.

The Board dismissed all appeals due to the Veteran's death.

The Board has remanded the claims for prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction, and depression due to incomplete procedural development related to radiation exposure during service. The Under Secretary for Benefits will be referred the case for further consideration under 38 C.F.R. § 3.311.

The Veteran's service-connected Parkinson’s disease and sleep apnea are granted, while other conditions are denied.

The Veteran's service connection for Parkinson’s disease and related disabilities, including dementia and depression, incomplete paralysis of the median nerve, incomplete aphonia, masked facies of the seventh cranial nerve, and erectile dysfunction, is granted with effective dates starting from August 3, 2010.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's hypertension and erectile dysfunction claims should be remanded for further development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding their relationship to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is dismissed as moot because he has been receiving a 100% schedular disability rating for his service-connected colorectal cancer and stage IV lung cancer, which qualifies him for the full benefits sought.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is caused by his service-connected coronary artery disease, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is granted as secondary to his service-connected major depressive disorder.,An initial rating of 30 percent for GERD with clinical chronic gastritis is granted.,A compensable rating (10%) for the scar of the left knee is denied.,A rating in excess of 30 percent for status post left knee injury with medial partial meniscectomy, chondromalacia patella and medical tibial plateau is denied.,A rating in excess of 70 percent for major depressive disorder is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for erectile dysfunction secondary to diabetes mellitus, type II. However, the gastrointestinal disorders are not connected to service or service-connected conditions.

The Veteran is seeking compensation for deformation of the penis with erectile dysfunction, which he claims resulted from a medical procedure at VA hospital. The Board has not enough evidence to make a decision and requests additional information and an expert opinion.

The Board has granted the Veteran's appeal for service connection for bilateral tinnitus. The claim of entitlement to reopen a previously denied claim of service connection for squamous cell carcinoma is also granted. The claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and ED as secondary to service-connected disabilities are remanded.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for various conditions have been dismissed. The Board has also remanded several issues, including reopening a previously denied claim of service connection for a lumbar spine disability and assigning initial ratings for other disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is found to be the cause of his erectile dysfunction, and he is granted a rating of 70 percent for PTSD. The Veteran also has been granted service connection for PTSD.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and consideration. The Veteran's claims of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, initial rating for ischemic heart disease, effective date for hypertension, and erectile dysfunction are all pending.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction, wrist disabilities, hand disabilities, hip disabilities, irritable bowel syndrome, and allergic rhinitis have been denied as the evidence does not support a link to service.