Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2021

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to incomplete evidence and need for additional medical opinions. Issues include higher ratings for coronary artery disease, service connection for facial paralysis and dental conditions, and total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment due to physical limitations.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction, TMJ disorder, hypertension, and respiratory disorder due to new evidence received since the last final denial.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to obtain the Veteran's service treatment records and to clarify his reported in-service hospitalization. The claims for service connection are therefore being remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, erectile dysfunction (ED), diabetes mellitus, right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, and left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy have been dismissed due to the death of the appellant prior to a final decision.

The Veteran withdrew his claims for increased ratings in multiple conditions, including Parkinson's disease and associated symptoms. The appeals are dismissed.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and erectile dysfunction, finding that the evidence did not support a link to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's initial disability rating for erectile dysfunction is granted at 20 percent, but no higher. The Veteran's prostate cancer remains rated at 60 percent.

The Board has remanded the claims for additional development and readjudication due to incomplete fulfillment of the August 2018 remand directives.

The Veteran's appeal was denied for an initial rating greater than 60% for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, TDIU, SMC based on need for aid and attendance, spousal aid and attendance allowance, service connection for chest pain, reopening of PTSD claim, service connection for PTSD, and service connection for alcohol use disorder. The appeal was also remanded for service connection determinations.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to a denial of due process resulting from an incorrect address for his representative, Mr. Gumpenberger.

The Board denied an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent from February 24, 2010, to July 22, 2013, and a rating in excess of 20 percent from February 24, 2010, to November 7, 2020, for lumbar strain with lumbar IVDS and erectile dysfunction. The Veteran's muscle spasms and pain were severe enough to result in an abnormal gait during the first period, but there was no evidence of physician-prescribed bed rest required by VA regulations for a higher rating.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus has been denied as there is no evidence of chronic tinnitus in service or within the applicable presumptive period, and continuity of symptomatology was not established.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II due to exposure to herbicide agents remains pending. The Board will verify his location during this time and determine if he served within twelve nautical miles off the shores of Vietnam.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to diabetes mellitus, type II and cataracts as secondary to diabetes mellitus, type II are both remanded due to the pending determination on his herbicide exposure claim.,No rating has been assigned, and no effective date is provided.

The Board has determined that the Veteran is not unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected CAD prior to July 19, 2019.

The Board dismissed the claim of service connection for right ear hearing loss. The claims of service connection for prostate cancer, frequent urination, erectile dysfunction, and skin cancer are remanded.

The Board has dismissed the veteran's claims of service connection for hypertension, heart disability as secondary to hypertension, and erectile dysfunction as secondary to hypertension due to the death of the appellant.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board has granted service connection for erectile dysfunction and awarded special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ due to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's appeal of his claim for an increased rating for type II diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction has been dismissed because the Veteran withdrew his appeal.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II is rated at 20 percent, effective November 18, 2016. The Board denied increased ratings for the period prior to this date and after it. The Veteran was granted a TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.