Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2020

The Board has granted service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities and erectile dysfunction, both found to be secondary to service-connected Parkinson's disease.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for chronic renal failure, erectile dysfunction (ED), gangrene of the bilateral legs, and bilateral eye disorder due to insufficient evidence in the record. The Veteran's statements linking his conditions to his service-connected heart disorder were not adequately considered by the VA examiner.

The Veteran's major depression has been granted a 100 percent rating, effective from the date of receipt of his claim. His erectile dysfunction is also granted a 20 percent rating. The issue of TDIU due to service-connected disabilities is moot as both conditions are now rated at or above the required level for TDIU.

The Veteran is granted a TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities, including prostate cancer and PTSD, which prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including obstructive sleep apnea, low back condition, bilateral knee and ankle conditions, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction, and hypertension. The decision also remanded the claim for a higher rating for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood.

The Board has remanded several issues for further development, including evaluations for various conditions and service connection claims. The Veteran's erectile dysfunction claim is denied as there is no evidence of a penile deformity. Other claims are also remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type 2, an eye disability (including proliferative diabetic retinopathy), a heart disability, and erectile dysfunction have been reopened. Service connection has been granted for all issues.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations and evaluations. The issues of entitlement to specially adapted housing and a special home adaptation grant are inextricably intertwined with his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's requests for service connection on the merits are remanded due to scheduling issues and a hearing request.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for acid reflux, erectile dysfunction (ED), and an acquired psychiatric disability to obtain additional VA treatment records and personnel records.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of a VA medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected disabilities result in permanent total disability. The Veteran is also seeking an increased rating for his TBI.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for colon cancer, prostate hypertrophy, erectile dysfunction, a left ear mass, and a skin condition, finding that there was no evidence to support these conditions began during or were related to his military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including pneumonia, right knee disability, sleep apnea, peripheral neuropathies, and other disabilities, have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of service connection for any of these conditions.,Service connection was not granted because there is no medical evidence linking the current diagnoses to service or secondary to service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's ED and DDD of the cervical spine were granted service connection. The Veteran was also awarded a disability rating of 20 percent for his DDD of the cervical spine.

The Board has remanded the case due to a pre-decisional error in the duty to assist, specifically regarding the need for regular aid and attendance. The Veteran's service-connected conditions are believed to require care or assistance on a regular basis to protect him from hazards or dangers incident to his daily environment.

The Veteran's type 2 diabetes mellitus is granted as service connected.,The Veteran's left shoulder disability is granted as service connected.

Service connection is granted for a disability manifested as difficulty with breathing secondary to service-connected psychiatric disability, and an initial rating of 70 percent is assigned.,Service connection is denied for erectile dysfunction to include as secondary to service-connected psychiatric disability.

The Veteran's Type II Diabetes Mellitus with Erectile Dysfunction is currently rated as 20 percent disabling. The Board has granted a higher 40 percent rating, but no greater, for the entire period on appeal.

The Veteran's initial rating for diabetes mellitus, type II, with erectile dysfunction was denied as his condition did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under the applicable VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for erectile dysfunction, finding that the Veteran's current condition is not causally or etiologically related to his military service and does not meet the criteria for secondary service connection due to diabetes.