Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2020

The Veteran's IBS is granted a 30 percent rating.,Service connection for COPD and sleep disability are remanded due to insufficient evidence.,Joint pain of ankles, knees, lower legs, shoulders, arms, and wrists are remanded due to insufficient evidence.,GERD and erectile dysfunction are remanded due to insufficient evidence.,No effective date provided as the decision is for appeal purposes only.

The Board denied service connection and compensation under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for sleep apnea, insomnia, amputation of right leg, surgical scarring, depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder (claimed as panic attacks and stress), diabetes, hypertension, circulatory disorder/left big toe, and erectile dysfunction.,The Board found that the Veteran did not have a current diagnosis of any of these conditions throughout the pendency of his appeal.

The Veteran's application to reopen the previously denied claim for service connection for hearing loss of the right ear has been granted. Service connection is also granted for OSA, cervicogenic headaches, and cervical spine disability.,Service connection is granted for erectile dysfunction (ED), hypertension, a disability manifested by loss of balance secondary to cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, thyroid disorder, and tinnitus.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, diabetes mellitus, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, depression, and anxiety), hypertension, lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, blurred vision, and erectile dysfunction due to procedural issues.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a respiratory disability was denied as he does not have a chronic respiratory disability.,The Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than October 18, 2015 for the award of service connection for diabetes mellitus was denied as there is no evidence of entitlement prior to this date.

The Board dismissed all appeals due to the Veteran's death.

The Board denied service connection for the claimed conditions, finding no evidence of actual or presumed exposure to herbicide agents during service and thus not meeting the criteria for presumptive service connection.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that the preponderance of evidence did not support a conclusion that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities caused or contributed to his death.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II (DMII) and remanded the issue of secondary service connection for erectile dysfunction.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for additional development, including obtaining an addendum opinion regarding his erectile dysfunction and readjudicating the prostate cancer claim.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a prostate disability, other than prostate cancer, finding that there was no evidence of in-service exposure to Agent Orange and that his current prostate disabilities did not have their onset during service or were otherwise etiologically related to service.

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings for various diabetic complications has been dismissed due to his death.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's erectile dysfunction, which is claimed as secondary to service-connected prostatitis.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is granted as secondary to his service-connected diabetes. The claims for hearing loss, tinnitus, hypertension, and kidney disability are remanded. The claim for an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for diabetes and a TDIU is also remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding his exposure to herbicide agents and asbestos. The Veteran is also required to provide any outstanding treatment records.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to herbicide agent exposure, as there is new evidence added to the record and a request must be made to verify the Veteran's reported exposure near the Korean DMZ.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding exposure to herbicides and the need for further development of medical records.

The Board denied service connection for DM2, DR, ED, and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities as they were not incurred or aggravated by active duty service.,The Veteran's claims for secondary service connection to DM2 were also denied.

The Veteran's claim for a higher evaluation for Erectile Dysfunction (ED) is denied because the evidence does not show penile deformity, which is required for a compensable rating under Diagnostic Code 7522.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is granted as secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus. The Veteran's bilateral tinnitus remains at a maximum schedular rating of 10%. A 20% rating for diabetes mellitus type II is granted from July 7, 2010 to November 21, 2011; and a 40% rating is granted from November 21, 2011. The Veteran's service connection claims for right shoulder disability, bilateral hearing loss, hypertension, and bilateral knee disability are remanded. An increased rating for PTSD and cataracts associated with diabetes mellitus type II is also remanded.