Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2021

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to Agent Orange exposure, as well as chemical and radiation exposure. The VA is instructed to verify the Veteran's claimed exposures and schedule him for further examinations if necessary.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have prevented him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation since April 29, 2015. The Board has granted TDIU for the periods from April 29, 2015 to June 9, 2016 and from August 1, 2018 to May 20, 2021.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various hip, back, knee, and neurological conditions. The evidence does not support a link between these conditions and his military service.,There is no medical evidence linking any of the claimed disabilities to service or to a service-connected disability.

The Board has remanded the claims for diabetes mellitus type II, peripheral neuropathy of the RLE and LLE, testicular cancer, and erectile dysfunction due to service connection. The claims are being returned for additional development.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral foot disorders, ED, and left hip disorder have been granted. However, the criteria for these conditions were not met.

The Board has remanded the claims of entitlement to initial compensable ratings for erectile dysfunction with low testosterone and varicocele due to insufficient evidence regarding their relationship. The TDIU claim is also remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the service connection issues.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection for right shoulder disability, left lower extremity neuropathy, and right lower extremity neuropathy. The issues of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, sleep apnea, GERD, erectile dysfunction, and hypertension are remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for erectile dysfunction, right hip disability, and right foot disability due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss claim is also remanded for a VA audiologist examination.

The Board has determined that the VA examinations and medical opinions obtained for the Veteran's left shoulder condition, Hepatitis C, GERD, and Erectile Dysfunction are inadequate. The claims are being remanded to obtain new examination and medical opinions.

The Board has denied service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, right leg amputation at the knee, amputation of the left fourth toe, foot ulcers, peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, and erectile dysfunction. The Board found no evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of head trauma, erectile dysfunction, and bowel and bladder neurological disability as the evidence did not support these claims.,Service connection was also denied for right knee extension, left knee extension, right knee instability, left knee instability, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and left lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Veteran's appeal of the left knee disability claim is dismissed. The Board has granted service connection for depressive disorder with insomnia and erectile dysfunction.,Service connection for depressive disorder with insomnia and erectile dysfunction are both established.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction, finding that it did not originate in service or until years after service and is not otherwise etiologically related to service or a service-connected disability.

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

The Veteran is granted an effective date of June 22, 2011 for service connection of prostate cancer and ED, as well as SMC based on loss of use of a creative organ. The Board found that the award was based on relevant service records not previously obtained.

The Board has remanded the claims for diabetes mellitus, type II and loss of use of a creative organ (erectile dysfunction) due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.

The Veteran's GERD and insomnia were denied as service connection was not established due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.,Service connection for spinal stenosis, sleep apnea, erectile dysfunction, and headaches (migraines) is remanded as the Board found the provided medical opinions inadequate.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection have been denied. The claim for an initial compensable rating for a right ring finger residual scar is denied, as the current noncompensable rating adequately reflects the severity of the disability.,Service connection for tinnitus, erectile dysfunction, stroke, bronchitis, and right knee injury and numbness are all denied.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for a higher rating for service-connected erectile dysfunction, stating he was satisfied with the current disability rating.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from attending to the needs of nature, caring for himself, or protecting himself from the hazards of his environment.,Financial assistance for automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment or adaptive equipment only is denied as the Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not result in loss or permanent loss of use of one or both feet.