Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2020

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD has precluded him from securing and following any substantially gainful occupation since January 22, 2015. The Board granted a TDIU based on the PTSD disability. Additionally, the Veteran is entitled to SMC at the housebound rate due to his combined 100 percent schedular rating for service-connected disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea. The cases of erectile dysfunction and chronic urinary tract infection are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.

Your appeal for a higher rating for diabetes mellitus and special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death. The claim is no longer under consideration as it has become moot.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and erectile dysfunction, finding that the conditions were not related to the Veteran's active duty service or his service-connected back disability.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation, leading to the grant of TDIU. The issues regarding PTSD are remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and conducting examinations.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional evidence and examination, particularly regarding his exposure to herbicides in Vietnam.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected conditions were the proximate cause or aggravated his death. The claims for increase are also referred.

The Board has granted service connection for prostate cancer, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including depression and anxiety), urinary incontinence, and erectile dysfunction as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected prostate cancer.

The Board denied service connection for erectile dysfunction and an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for diabetes mellitus. The Veteran's erectile dysfunction was found to be less likely caused or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus, while the Veteran’s diabetes mellitus did not require medication or regulation of activities.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for TDIU based on his service-connected diabetes mellitus and associated residuals since June 29, 2007. The Veteran is not eligible for SMC at the housebound rate due to having other service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings and service connection has been dismissed as the RO issued a Statement of the Case continuing the current evaluations and denying the claims.,The Veteran did not file a substantive appeal, thus the Board lacks jurisdiction to review these issues.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction, finding that there was no causal relationship between his current condition and his military service or any service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an initial compensable disability rating and a higher disability rating for prostate cancer residuals, as well as requesting additional evidence and examinations.

The claim of entitlement to an initial compensable evaluation for erectile dysfunction is denied. The claim of entitlement to service connection for hypertension, to include as due to exposure to herbicide agents, is remanded.

The Veteran's appeal for a heart condition was dismissed due to his withdrawal of the appeal.,Service connection for cold injury residuals and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities were denied as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions.,Service connection for erectile dysfunction, depression, and prostate cancer were denied as there is no evidence of their onset during service or a link to service.,Service connection for hypertension was denied due to lack of evidence showing its onset during service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for right hand joint pain, stiffness and swelling, left elbow degenerative arthritis, right elbow joint pain, stiffness and swelling, right shoulder joint pain, stiffness, swelling and loss of motion and function, left upper extremity numbness, right upper extremity numbness, nausea and vomiting, and erectile dysfunction have been dismissed.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, including as secondary to service-connected traumatic brain injury (TBI), neck pain, stiffness and swelling, including as secondary to service-connected TBI, left knee joint pain, including as secondary to service-connected right knee and left foot disabilities, Athlete's foot, right foot, and TMJD, including as secondary to service-connected TBI have been remanded.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected PTSD with cocaine and alcohol use disorder, combined with his inservice smoke inhalation injury, contributed substantially or materially to his death from cardiopulmonary arrest, hypoxemic respiratory failure, and interstitial lung disease. Therefore, service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death is granted.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and erectile dysfunction, finding that the conditions did not manifest during or within one year after service and were not otherwise related to service.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II with erectile dysfunction is currently rated at 20 percent. The Board found that the evidence does not support a higher rating as there was no indication of regulation of activities, daily insulin use, or hospitalizations.