Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2021

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including coronary artery disease, anxiety, and various musculoskeletal conditions, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation since January 8, 2010. The Board has granted the TDIU from that date.

The Veteran's type II diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction is rated at 40 percent effective December 8, 2020. The Board has remanded the claim for a total rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's reproductive disorders of Peyronie's disease and erectile dysfunction are granted as service connected due to presumed Agent Orange exposure. The issue of entitlement to a TDIU is remanded for further adjudication.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is not service-connected as it is not related to his active military service.,There is no evidence of peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities during or recent to the filing of the claim, thus denying service connection for this condition.,The Veteran's sleep apnea was not found secondary to PTSD. The matter is remanded for further development.,No current diagnosis of a skin condition (claimed as chloracne) has been established in the medical records.

The Veteran's Parkinson's disease is granted service connection due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and acquired psychiatric disability are denied as there is no credible evidence of current disabilities. Erectile dysfunction is also granted service connection.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render them unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment, and the Board has granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's prostate cancer is granted service connection due to presumed exposure to herbicides in Thailand. The claims for urinary incontinence and erectile dysfunction, which are secondary to the prostate cancer, are remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD with depression, tinnitus, prostate cancer residuals, bilateral hearing loss, and erectile dysfunction, have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment for at least some portion of the relevant period. The Board has granted a TDIU based on these conditions.

The Board has remanded the cases of service connection for right elbow disability, hypertension, erectile disorder, and gastrointestinal disorder due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate secondary service connection opinion, and a new VA addendum medical opinion is needed.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to lack of substantial compliance with previous remands. The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is being reviewed again for a complete rationale regarding its relation to service-connected conditions and medications.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings in excess of the assigned disability ratings have been dismissed.,Service connection has been granted for major depressive disorder.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions and lack of evidence regarding the onset and etiology of his claimed disabilities. The claims are being returned for further development.

The Veteran's prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction were denied service connection, with the Board finding insufficient evidence to support these claims.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for psychosis under 38 U.S.C. § 1702, finding that an active psychosis did not develop within two years of his separation from service. The remaining claims are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have prevented him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation since August 11, 2008.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including peripheral vascular disease and coronary artery disease, rendered him unable to engage in substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, depression, and anxiety is denied as there is no current diagnosis of PTSD.,Service connection for erectile dysfunction is denied because the Veteran has not provided evidence that his condition was caused by a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of erectile dysfunction as secondary to his service-connected recurrent urinary tract infections has been denied.,The Veteran's request for an effective date prior to August 26, 2015 for the increased rating of his recurrent urinary tract infections has also been denied.,The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating than 20 percent for his recurrent urinary tract infections is also denied.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to determine if the Veteran's right lower extremity radiculopathy, urinary incontinence, and erectile dysfunction are neurologic abnormalities associated with his service-connected lumbar spine IVDS prior to specific dates.