Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2020

The Veteran's monthly compensation for SMC based on loss of use of both buttocks was correctly calculated at $7,922.86 effective February 8, 2018, and he is denied a higher award.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete VA treatment records from San Antonio, TX VAMC. The AOJ is instructed to obtain these records and provide them to the Veteran.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including coronary artery disease and PTSD, render him unable to obtain and retain substantially gainful employment. As a result, the Board has granted his claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for diabetic nephropathy associated with type II diabetes mellitus was denied as the earliest date of entitlement is January 4, 2019.,The Veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for type II diabetes mellitus was denied as his condition did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 7913.,The Veteran's claim for a separate compensable disability rating for erectile dysfunction associated with type II diabetes mellitus was denied as he already has a compensable rating for this condition.

The Veteran's service connection claims for DMII and coronary artery disease due to herbicide exposure are granted.,Service connection is also granted for ED, hypertension, and peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities as secondary to service-connected DMII.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction and initial ratings in excess of 20 percent for his lumbar spine disability, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and left lower extremity radiculopathy. The Board found that there was no evidence to support a finding that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is related to service or a service-connected condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for coronary artery disease, bladder condition, erectile dysfunction, and hypertension, finding that there was no evidence to support a causal relationship between these conditions and his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected erectile dysfunction with hypogonadism is being remanded for further evaluation due to the need for updated medical records and a new examination by a urologist.

The Board has denied service connection for various disabilities, including bilateral eye disability, heart disability, erectile dysfunction, prostate disability, urinary disability, lumbar spine disability, cervical spine disability, left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, left hip disability, right hip disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, left ankle disability, right ankle disability, and left foot disability. The Board found that these disabilities were not incurred or aggravated by service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to maintain substantially gainful employment, and a TDIU rating is granted.

The Board has granted service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, osteomalacia, a testicular condition (diagnosed as hypogonadism), erectile dysfunction (low testosterone, loss of libido and androgen deficiency), and anemia. The Veteran's claims were reopened due to the submission of new evidence.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed for the issues of service connection for scalp condition, sleep apnea, urinary incontinence, hammer toe (right and left feet), right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, neck disability, acquired psychiatric disability; rating for urinary incontinence, in excess of 10 percent prior to October 18, 2019 and in excess of 20 percent thereafter; earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for urinary incontinence; hammer toe (right and left feet); right shoulder disability; left shoulder disability; neck disability; acquired psychiatric disability. The Veteran's appeal has also been dismissed for issues regarding an increased rating for diabetes mellitus, bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and earlier effective dates for those conditions.,The Veteran's migraine headache disability was granted service connection as secondary to his service-connected bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for erectile dysfunction was denied as there is no evidence of penile deformity, which is required to warrant a compensable rating.

The Veteran's prostate cancer was not service-connected and therefore his claims for secondary service connection for abdominal metastases and erectile dysfunction were also denied.,The Veteran served in Thailand, but there is no evidence of exposure to herbicide agents. His prostate cancer did not manifest within one year after service and is not otherwise related to service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the Veteran's claims for service connection for sinusitis, nasal polyps, bronchitis, muscle and joint pain, erectile dysfunction, left knee condition, right knee condition, thoracolumbar spine degenerative changes, bilateral wrist condition, and bilateral elbow condition. The claims are therefore denied.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and erectile dysfunction, finding that the evidence did not support a link to service or service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and effective dates were denied. The Board found that the current disability ratings adequately reflected the severity of his service-connected conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension is due to his presumed exposure to herbicide agents during service. The renal disorder, heart/cardiac disorder, and right eye disorders are not currently diagnosed or related to service. Erectile dysfunction remains under review as it may be related to service or a service-connected condition.

The Board has remanded the claims of increased ratings for diabetes, skin rash, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, nephropathy, erectile dysfunction, and bilateral nuclear cataracts due to new evidence not having been considered.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and an examination to determine if the Veteran's reported erectile dysfunction is related to his service-connected disabilities.