Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2018

The Board has determined that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is not caused or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD and does not have a direct relationship to his military service. The VA examiner found no evidence of sexual side effects from Lorazepam, which was prescribed for PTSD.

The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, cervical spine disorder, left and right knee disorders, bilateral foot disorder, eye disorder (claimed as bilateral nerve damage of the eyes), and erectile dysfunction, have been denied. The Board found that these conditions are not related to service.

The Board found that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is not related to his active duty service or his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II. The majority of the evidence supports this finding.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to an inadequate VA examination in determining the etiology of the Veteran's erectile dysfunction.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction was not incurred in service and is not related to any service-connected disability, including his service-connected epididymitis. The claim for service connection is therefore denied.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted as his service-connected disabilities render him unemployable.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection have been denied. The erectile dysfunction claim is denied, the prostate cancer claim has been granted with a 40% rating from March 14, 2014, and the coronary artery disease claim remains at 30%. Additional evidence is needed to support the bilateral foot disorder claim.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction, bowel dysfunction, and pes planus due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction, secondary to his service-connected hypertension. The evidence shows that the Veteran's hypertension is at least in part responsible for his current erectile dysfunction.

The Veteran's service-connected erectile dysfunction is currently rated as noncompensable. The evidence does not show any penile deformities, and the disability is due to necessary blood pressure medication. Therefore, a compensable rating is denied.

The Veteran's bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy is proximately due to his service-connected diabetes mellitus. The Board grants service connection for this condition on a secondary basis.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected erectile dysfunction is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining updated medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him so helpless as to be in need of regular aid and attendance, thus the claim for a higher level of SMC is denied.

The Veteran's diabetes, hypertension, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, and erectile dysfunction are not service connected as they are not related to his military service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The claim to reopen the left shoulder disability was granted, but no new rating is assigned as his current 20% rating adequately compensates him.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is not attributable to his active duty service or to a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II, with associated erectile dysfunction has not required regulation of activities to manage the condition.

The Veteran's appeal for an initial compensable rating for erectile dysfunction was withdrawn. The Board granted a 20 percent rating each for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities.,Service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II was granted with an effective date of November 3, 2003.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including prostate cancer, diabetes mellitus type 2, cataracts with choroidal nevus left eye, peripheral neuropathy of each extremity, and erectile dysfunction, render him unemployable. The Board grants a TDIU.

The Veteran's multiple service-connected disabilities clearly interfere with his normal employability, and he is therefore entitled to a 10 percent disability rating under 38 C.F.R. § 3.324.