Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2018

The Board found that the Veteran's pancreatitis, diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction, and acquired psychiatric disability are not related to service or to medication for his service-connected leishmaniasis. Therefore, service connection was denied.

The Board has granted service connection for cervical spine disorder, bladder cancer, and erectile dysfunction based on presumptive exposure to herbicide agents during service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for low back condition, hair loss, insomnia, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, and psychiatric disorder. The decision found that there was no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than November 28, 2006 for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is granted. The criteria for TDIU were met as of November 1, 2005.

The Veteran's death was presumed to be due to his service-connected schizophrenia, thus qualifying him for burial benefits.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral plantar posterior calcaneal spurs was denied as there is no evidence of a nexus between the condition and his military service.

The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of insomnia, and the Board finds that his sleep impairment is already encompassed in his service-connected depressive disorder.,There is no evidence of hypertension during service or within one year of discharge. The Veteran's hypertension was diagnosed several years after service separation and is not related to diabetes mellitus or service.,The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of erectile dysfunction, and the record contains no indication that his post-service condition is causally related to his active service or diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction is currently rated at 20 percent, and the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II, is not proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected sleep apnea. The Board also found that there was insufficient evidence to establish aggravation of erectile dysfunction by chronic right testalgia.

The Veteran's urinary incontinence is rated at 60 percent, the maximum allowable rating under voiding dysfunction. The Veteran does not meet the criteria for a TDIU as his combined evaluation of service-connected disabilities is less than 70 percent.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, diabetes mellitus, and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities, preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's claims for effective dates prior to August 23, 2008 for service connection of various conditions were denied as the disabilities preexisted his final period of active duty service and are not shown to have been aggravated during that time.,All awards of service connection and SMC based on these conditions were assigned an effective date of August 23, 2008.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is not service connected and was not caused or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus. The Board denied the claim for secondary service connection.

The Veteran's liver cancer, which was presumed to be related to herbicide exposure in Vietnam, is service connected. The cause of death due to liver cancer is also service connected. Service connection for other conditions such as kidney disability, erectile dysfunction (ED), peripheral neuropathy, heart disability, lung disability, psychiatric disability, low back disorder, right hip disorder, and left hip disorder are not established.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction was not incurred in or caused by active duty service, including as due to exposure to herbicidal agents.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a separate rating for erectile dysfunction, finding that there was no evidence to support a relationship between his service-connected low back disability and ED.

The Veteran's tinnitus is found to be etiologically related to in-service exposure to loud noise. The claims for heart disease, diabetes mellitus, diabetic peripheral neuropathy, erectile dysfunction, and carpal tunnel syndrome are remanded.

The Veteran's annual income for pension purposes exceeded the applicable maximum annual pension rate (MAPR) for all years included in the appeal period, thus denying his claim of entitlement to non-service connected pension.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bladder condition and erectile dysfunction are not related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus. The claim for GERD is pending as there is insufficient evidence to determine its relationship with service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for erectile dysfunction and TDIU beginning October 11, 2013. The Veteran's urinary incontinence residuals of prostate cancer are currently rated at 60 percent.