Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2019

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of consideration of whether a contemporaneous medical examination was required, and for obtaining updated VA treatment records.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for further investigation into his exposure to herbicide agents in Guam.

The Veteran's TMJ disorder was first manifested during service and is related to military service, thus granting service connection.,ED resulting from PTSD-TBI is also granted as secondary to the service-connected condition.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is granted as secondary to his service-connected prostate cancer. The Veteran also receives special monthly compensation for the loss of use of a creative organ.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for erectile dysfunction has been denied. The Board has also remanded the issue of his prostate cancer, as there are outstanding private treatment records that need to be obtained.

The Board has remanded the issues of entitlement to extraschedular ratings for chronic pelvic pain, prostate cancer residuals, prostatectomy scar, and erectile dysfunction due to unresolved development needs.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for Hypertension and Erectile Dysfunction. The cases are being remanded to obtain additional evidence and provide a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for TBI, acquired psychiatric disability including PTSD and anxiety/depression secondary to TBI, and erectile dysfunction secondary to acquired psychiatric disability due to inadequate examinations and potential missing in-service treatment records.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for narcissistic personality disorder is denied as it does not meet the criteria for a disease or injury under VA law.,Service connection for a sleep disorder other than sleep symptoms due to a psychiatric disorder is also denied.

The Veteran's death was found to be due to service-connected coronary artery disease, and the claim for DIC benefits is granted. The claim for DIC pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 1318 is denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, erectile dysfunction, ischemic heart disease, hypertension, and a cerebral vascular accident (CVA), finding no new and material evidence to reopen these claims.

Your appeal for an initial compensable disability rating for erectile dysfunction has been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew the appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for various conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, GERD, lumbar degenerative disc disease and small disc herniation, left and right lower extremity radiculopathy, erectile dysfunction, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and obstructive sleep apnea have been remanded due to the need for additional development. The Veteran's service connection claims are not supported by evidence of a current disability or a link between his in-service exposure and any diagnosed conditions.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination as there is insufficient evidence to make a determination on the claims.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a genitourinary disability, finding that there was no evidence of an in-service injury or disease leading to current disabilities and no continuity of symptomatology since service.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for GERD prior to March 9, 2017 was granted. From March 9, 2017 onwards, the claim was denied as his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a 60% rating under Diagnostic Code 7346.

The petition to reopen the claim of service connection for a bilateral knee disorder is granted. Service connection for thyroid, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, chronic renal disease, erectile dysfunction, vertigo, and chronic fatigue syndrome are denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for skin cancer and a separate compensable disability rating for erectile dysfunction. The Board found that there was no evidence linking the current conditions to service or service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's pancreatitis is now service-connected and rated at 100% effective October 22, 2007.,Service connection for depressive disorder with unspecified anxious distress has been granted.

The claims for service connection for psychiatric disorder, erectile dysfunction, right knee disability, left knee disability, pseudofolliculitis of the scalp, and tonsillitis have all been denied. The Veteran's applications to reopen these claims were not successful.