Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2020

The Veteran's back injury, depression, anxiety and mood disorder (secondary to the back injury), headaches, erectile dysfunction, and diabetes are all granted as service connected. The lumbosacral radiculopathy and sleep disorder claims are remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for additional medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's hypertension and erectile dysfunction are related to his service-connected PTSD, as well as herbicide agent exposure. The VA will provide further evaluations.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for all issues related to his service-connected conditions, resulting in the dismissal of the appeal.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including those for osteoarthritis of multiple joints (including bilateral ankles), spina bifida occulta, cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability (secondary to a service-connected foot disability), hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and cognitive disability (short-term memory loss).

The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the Veteran's claims on appeal, including obtaining SSA and VAMC records, providing addendum opinions regarding HTN, and assessing the current severity of his service-connected disabilities. The appeals are REMANDED.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the issue of whether erectile dysfunction was aggravated by service-connected conditions.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for erectile dysfunction, as it is unclear whether there is a nexus between the Veteran's PTSD and his erectile dysfunction.

The Veteran's TDIU claim period from October 28, 2011 to February 1, 2012 is moot due to the combined schedular rating of 100 percent for all disabilities. The Board denied an earlier effective date prior to August 1, 2013 as there was no factual basis to determine that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unemployable during this period.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 60 percent for his service-connected residuals of prostate cancer is denied. The VA has also remanded the issues regarding abdominal scars and erectile dysfunction associated with prostate cancer.

The Board denied service connection for erectile dysfunction, finding that the evidence did not support a link between the condition and the Veteran's military service or any service-connected disability.

The Board has remanded the claims for hypertension, prostate cancer, and erectile dysfunction due to in-service exposure to chemical agents. Additional development is needed to corroborate the Veteran's claimed exposures.

The Board denied the claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction and an increased rating for a mental disability. The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is not related to his military service or any service-connected condition, and there was no evidence of continuity of symptomatology. The claim for an increased rating for the mental disability was also denied.

The Board has dismissed the claim for service connection for bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy as secondary to service-connected DM-II due to a full grant of the benefit sought on appeal. The remaining issues have been remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, secondary to his service-connected PTSD, is granted. The claim for a compensable rating for erectile dysfunction is denied. The effective date for the grant of special monthly compensation for loss of use of a creative organ is set at September 18, 2015.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for hypertension and erectile dysfunction, both claimed as secondary to type II diabetes mellitus.,Further development is needed to determine if these conditions are proximately due to or aggravated by the service-connected type II diabetes mellitus.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed conditions and exposure. The AOJ is instructed to investigate potential herbicide agent exposure, obtain an addendum opinion from a VA psychologist on PTSD, arrange for a VA examination to determine if CAD, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and GERD are related to service or any diagnosed acquired psychiatric disability.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted since April 6, 2020. The hearing loss and perforated eardrum claims are remanded for further development.

The Board has dismissed the claim for service connection for periodontal gum disease associated with diabetes mellitus. The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, as due to exposure to herbicide agents. The issue of service connection for erectile dysfunction is remanded.

The Board has found that there has not been substantial compliance with the prior remand directives, requiring another remanded for service connection of hearing loss and erectile dysfunction.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for erectile dysfunction and hypertension was denied, but his claim for TDIU was granted. The Board found that the Veteran is unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to service-connected disabilities.