Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2020

The Veteran's initial evaluation for coronary artery disease is granted at a 60 percent rating prior to March 23, 2018.,Service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to service-connected disabilities is granted.,Service connection for diabetic peripheral neuropathy of bilateral upper extremities is granted.,Service connection for lumbar spine disability is denied.,Total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is granted from July 29, 2013.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to missing or incomplete service records. The Veteran's complete service medical and personnel records, including retirement points statements and a list of periods of inactive duty training (IADT), active duty training (ADT), and active duty, must be obtained.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction, a disability rating in excess of 10 percent prior to June 4, 2014, and in excess of 30 percent therefrom for ischemic heart disease (IHD), and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) prior to July 12, 2013. The Veteran's failure to report for scheduled VA examinations was the basis for denying these claims.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bladder cancer and erectile dysfunction were denied as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions originated in or were related to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to a service-connected disability and SMC based on the loss of use of a creative organ.

The Veteran's service treatment records do not show any chronic kidney disability, intestinal bacterial infection, gout, erectile dysfunction, left breast disability, eye disability, or heart disability. Post-service medical records also lack evidence of these conditions.,There is no indication that the Veteran’s current conditions are related to his active service.

The Veteran's noncompensable service-connected disabilities are found to interfere with normal employability, and a 10 percent evaluation is granted. The case is remanded for further examination regarding the cause of his neurological conditions.

The Veteran's major depressive disorder is granted as secondary to his service-connected testicular injury, and he is awarded special monthly compensation for loss of use of a creative organ due to erectile dysfunction.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a new VA examination to assess the severity of the Veteran's service-connected erectile dysfunction, including any neurological or neuropathy residuals.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development and examination.,Specifically, the Veteran needs to be examined for his claimed psychiatric disabilities, ischemic heart disease, hypertension, sleep apnea, peripheral neuropathy of both lower extremities, glaucoma, headaches, erectile dysfunction, hearing loss, and any other conditions that may have arisen as a result of service.

The Veteran's hypertension, diabetes mellitus, PTSD and MDD, erectile dysfunction, right knee disability, and residuals of a head injury (headaches, epilepsy, seizures) have been granted service connection.,However, the Veteran’s claim for service connection for a right knee disability is remanded due to insufficient evidence linking his current condition to his in-service injury.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is not accompanied by penile deformity, and therefore does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The claim for service connection of various conditions, including low back disability, acquired psychiatric disorder, restless leg syndrome, chronic fatigue syndrome, headaches, hypothalamus disability, and others is granted. However, the rating for a thoracic spine disorder remains remanded, as does the claims for sleep disorder and acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has vacated multiple decisions related to various service connection claims, including those for coronary artery disease, a scar, and peripheral neuropathy. The issues of service connection for diabetes mellitus, bilateral hearing loss, glaucoma, erectile dysfunction, prostate disability, skin rash, and peripheral neuropathy have been remanded.

The Board has decided that another remand is necessary before the matter of the Veteran's entitlement to a TDIU can be adjudicated. The RO must obtain an opinion from a qualified clinician regarding the functional impact of the Veteran’s service-connected disabilities, in combination, on his employability.

The Veteran's service connection claim for a psychiatric disorder was denied. The Board found no evidence of a diagnosed psychiatric condition.,A rating in excess of 10% for tinnitus was also denied, as the Veteran is already receiving the maximum schedular rating.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board granted his claim for total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) for substitution purposes.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction, finding that there is no evidence to support a nexus between his current condition and his active service or any related conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him so helpless as to need regular aid and attendance or permanently confined to his immediate premises, thus denying the claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance or an account of being housebound.

The Veteran's service connection claim for obstructive sleep apnea is granted. The claims for asthma, degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine, erectile dysfunction, and urinary incontinence are denied.