Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2021

The Board has granted service connection for major depressive disorder and erectile dysfunction as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected coronary artery disease.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, finding that his service-connected conditions did not prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of an examination for erectile dysfunction, which is not subject to presumptive service connection. The Veteran's claim will be reconsidered after he undergoes a VA examination.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development and examination. The Veteran's claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction is reopened, but his claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability remains pending.

The Veteran's low back disability, currently diagnosed as degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine, is granted service connection on a presumptive basis. The remaining issues are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted with an initial 50 percent rating, effective November 29, 2011. A 70 percent rating for PTSD starting from July 22, 2020, is also granted.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to insufficient development of his claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability prior to December 27, 2018. The VA needs to obtain an addendum opinion addressing the impact of his service-connected disabilities on his employment from July 2006 to December 2018.

The Veteran's application to reopen his claim for service connection for upper front teeth was denied. His claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction and sleep apnea (secondary to PTSD) is remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims for prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction due to exposure to contaminated drinking water at Camp LeJeune. The Veteran's service records confirm his presence at Camp LeJeune, and he currently has diagnoses of prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction.

The Board denied service connection for colon polyps, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction. The Veteran's claims were based on direct evidence rather than presumptive exposure to herbicides or secondary to a service-connected condition.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for erectile dysfunction, prostate condition, and skin condition due to new theories of entitlement. The Veteran's conditions may be caused or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD, prescribed medications, or excessive alcohol consumption related to PTSD.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, with erectile dysfunction and microalbuminuria, is currently rated at 20 percent. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating as there was no evidence of restricted diet or activities, ketoacidosis, hypoglycemia, or compensable complications.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased disability evaluations due to inconsistencies in his current symptomatology and need for clarification on certain issues. The Veteran must be provided with examinations which consider the current severity of his service-connected disabilities, including diabetes mellitus, diabetic peripheral neuropathy, PTSD, and cataracts.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, finding that his service-connected conditions did not render him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) at the 's' rate due to his service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder unspecified depression, which causes him to be likely precluded from substantial and gainful employment.

The Veteran's VR&E benefits were initially denied due to his service-connected disabilities not resulting in an employment handicap. However, since the initial decision, he has been granted additional service connection for several conditions and there is evidence suggesting he may have an employment handicap now. The Board finds a remand necessary to conduct a functional capacity evaluation (FCE) to determine if he currently suffers from an employment handicap.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type 2, with erectile dysfunction, is currently rated at 20 percent. The Board found that the evidence did not show that his service-connected diabetes required a restricted diet or regulation of activities in addition to one or more daily injections of insulin.

The Board has remanded the cases of service connection for a low back condition and a compensable rating for erectile dysfunction due to outstanding private treatment records not being obtained.

The Veteran's service connection claims for diabetes mellitus, type II, erectile dysfunction, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities, and kidney cancer have been granted. The appeal is remanded for further action on the claim for kidney cancer.

The Board has restored the Veteran's prior 60% rating for diabetes mellitus with diabetic retinopathy and ED, effective January 1, 2014. The issue of a higher rating is remanded.