Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2020

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for carotid artery disease are remanded due to potential exposure to herbicide agents during service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a penis disability, including erectile dysfunction and Peyronie's disease, as secondary to his service-connected disabilities (fecal leakage and major depressive disorder). The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to service or any event of service.

The Board has dismissed all service connection claims as the Veteran died during the appeal process.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are preventing him from securing and following substantially gainful employment, and the Board has ordered a remand to obtain updated medical opinions addressing this issue.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating regarding his service-connected back disability was granted, and he is now entitled to a July 14, 2008 effective date for the assignment of service connection for neurogenic bladder (urinary incontinence) and erectile dysfunction.,He is also entitled to a July 14, 2008 effective date for special monthly compensation for loss of use of a creative organ.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, ischemic heart disease, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction have been granted. The Board found that the Veteran was presumed to be exposed to herbicide agents during his Vietnam Era service aboard the USS Rainier in the territorial waters of Vietnam.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, glaucoma, erectile dysfunction, and neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremity as they are not related to service.,There is no evidence of herbicide exposure in Thailand or Vietnam that would support presumptive service connection.

The Board has dismissed all service connection claims due to the Veteran's death.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction, bilateral shoulder disorder, bilateral hip disorder, bilateral wrist/arm disorder, bilateral ankle disorder, and cervical spine disorder due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.,Additional development is needed for the Veteran's claim regarding bilateral pes planus.

The Board has granted service connection for erectile dysfunction, finding that it is proximately due to or the result of the Veteran's service-connected major depressive disorder.

The Board has granted service connection for erectile dysfunction (ED) as secondary to service-connected bipolar disorder. The claims for sleep apnea and gastrointestinal disability, including GERD, are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions considering the effects of psychiatric medications.

The Veteran is granted a 40 percent rating for residuals of prostate cancer with erectile dysfunction from March 5, 2015 to May 20, 2015. Prior to this period and after May 21, 2015, the Veteran's condition warrants a 20 percent rating.

The Veteran's service-connected erectile dysfunction is granted as secondary to hypertension. His neurogenic bladder and right lower extremity radiculopathy are both rated at the maximum allowable under VA guidelines.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for prostate hypertrophy, finding that it is at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction.

The Board denied service connection for erectile dysfunction, finding that the evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran's diabetes has aggravated his erectile dysfunction.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and OSA, but remanded the issues of service connection for erectile dysfunction and GERD secondary to PTSD.,Service connection was not granted for hypertension or OSA. The Veteran's erectile dysfunction and GERD were found not related to his service-connected PTSD in VA examinations.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted a rating of 70 percent effective from December 28, 2015. The Board also granted TDIU based on the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and secondary service connection due to issues related to antisocial personality disorder, drug use, erectile dysfunction, and lumbar spine disability. The remand requires an addendum opinion from a VA examiner regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's antisocial personality disorder.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction, finding that the Veteran's diabetes does not require regulation of activities and that erectile dysfunction is included in the 20 percent rating as a noncompensable complication.

The Board has granted service connection for Erectile Dysfunction (ED) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tension headaches, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the claim.