Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2021

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation for aid and attendance due to service-connected disabilities because the evidence did not establish that his service-connected conditions alone rendered him helpless enough to need regular aid and attendance.

The Veteran's service-connected erectile dysfunction is granted, but his bilateral hearing loss and PTSD are denied. The Veteran's PTSD is granted a 10 percent rating prior to December 1, 2014, and a 30 percent rating thereafter. A TDIU was granted prior to August 27, 2014.

Right ear hearing loss has been granted service connection.,Prostate cancer residuals have a current rating of 20% and are remanded for further evaluation.

The Board has found the VA medical opinions inadequate and requires additional addendum opinions to address the nature and etiologies of the Veteran's claimed generalized joint pain, gastrointestinal, and erectile dysfunction conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and erectile dysfunction, as secondary to PTSD. The claims are being remanded due to a need for additional medical opinions regarding whether these conditions are related to his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, in combination, have precluded his employability since June 18, 1983. The Board has granted a TDIU effective June 18, 1983 on an extraschedular basis and dismissed the claims for higher initial ratings for bilateral knee disabilities.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to incomplete compliance with previous remand directives and the need for additional medical opinions. The TDIU claim is deferred until the other service connection claims are resolved.

The Board denied a compensable rating for service-connected erectile dysfunction with hypogonadism, finding that the evidence did not support a finding of physical deformity of the penis.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and his claim for total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is denied.

The Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 were denied as the VA care did not cause or aggravate his preexisting conditions.,Compensation was also denied for erectile dysfunction and trouble sleeping, which are considered residuals of the cerebrovascular accident (CVA).

The Veteran's claims for erectile dysfunction, hydrocele of the testicles, herpes 1 and 2, and a jaw/dental disability are dismissed. The issues of entitlement to service connection for a right shoulder disability and an increased rating for a right ankle disability are remanded.

The Veteran's appeal for diabetes mellitus type II, to include as due to alleged herbicide exposure, is dismissed.,The Veteran's claim of service connection for tinnitus has been reopened and granted.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction (ED) and sleep apnea are remanded. The Board notes that no examination was conducted regarding the Veteran's claimed vertigo.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for vertigo is remanded.

The Veteran's service connection for prostate cancer is granted due to herbicide exposure. His erectile dysfunction, which developed after his prostate cancer surgery, is also granted as secondary to the prostate cancer.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that it is not secondary to the Veteran's service-connected migraines, back, and foot disabilities.,The Board also denied service connection for erectile dysfunction, concluding that it is not secondary to the Veteran's service-connected anxiety with depression.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for a psychiatric disorder aside from his service-connected other specified trauma and related disorder, as well as a compensable rating for erectile dysfunction. The Board found that there was no evidence of separate and distinct diagnoses or symptoms from his service-connected condition.

The Board denied service connection for erectile dysfunction and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to diabetes mellitus.,The Veteran's PTSD was also denied, with the Board finding that his occupational and social impairment did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance or housebound status was denied because his service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria, including due to lack of permanent housebound status.

The Board has decided to remand two issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims. The first issue is for a left shoulder disorder, and the second is for erectile dysfunction as secondary to service-connected disabilities. Both cases require further examination and opinion from VA medical professionals.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and erectile dysfunction due to in-service exposure to herbicide agents. The examiner is required to provide an addendum opinion regarding whether hypertension is related to presumed in-service herbicide exposure, and if so, whether it caused or aggravated erectile dysfunction.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for erectile dysfunction was denied as there is no evidence of a penile deformity, which is required for a compensable rating under the applicable diagnostic code.