Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2022

The Board has remanded the case for an additional examination to determine if the Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him in need of regular aid and attendance or housebound status prior to January 24, 2019, and after February 29, 2020.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction, chronic kidney disease, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, and edema of the bilateral lower extremities. The appeals are denied.

The Board has remanded multiple issues related to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including an initial rating for dysthymic disorder and various other conditions. The case is also on appeal regarding entitlement to a TDIU with a prior effective date.

The Board has granted service connection for residuals of prostate cancer due to herbicide exposure, but the issues regarding erectile dysfunction and urinary dysfunction are remanded as additional development is needed.

The Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 and SMC based on the need for aid and attendance or at the housebound rate are being remanded due to inadequate medical opinions in prior examinations.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for right knee disorder, skin rash, bilateral hearing loss, erectile dysfunction, diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, gout, and bilateral eye condition. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to military service.

The Veteran's earlier effective date claims for overactive bladder and ED have been withdrawn. The Board has also granted service connection for hypertension and fecal incontinence.,The Veteran's bilateral hip disabilities (left and right hips) are remanded for further development as the VA examination is inadequate to address secondary aggravation or direct service connection.,The Veteran's scars, related to his right total hip arthroplasty, are also remanded for a more current evaluation.,The Veteran's erectile dysfunction claim is remanded due to the lack of recent medical evidence and an updated examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development regarding his diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and peripheral neuropathy.,The Board is seeking clarification on the Veteran's claimed exposure to Agent Orange during service and will also request any relevant VA medical records.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 20 percent prior to March 23, 2022, and in excess of 40 percent thereafter was denied. The Board found that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction, diabetic retinopathy, and cataracts required one or more daily injections of insulin, oral hypoglycemic agents, and restricted diet but not regulation of activities.

The Board dismissed the appeals for earlier effective dates for service connection of right shoulder disability and left upper extremity radiculopathy.,For the entire rating period from July 18, 2018, to April 4, 2018, the Veteran's right upper extremity radiculopathy was rated at 20 percent; for the initial rating period from April 4, 2018, to present, the left upper extremity radiculopathy was rated at 20 percent. The appeals for increased ratings were dismissed as there is no evidence of moderate incomplete paralysis.,The Veteran's low back degenerative disc disease and spondylosis are service-connected, with a grant of service connection based on continuity of symptomatology since service separation.,Service connection was denied for right foot pes planus, left foot pes planus, right hand disorder, obstructive sleep apnea, acquired psychiatric disorder (insomnia and sleep disturbances), erectile dysfunction, and defective vision in both eyes. Service connection was also denied for a right hip disorder.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date of June 24, 1998 for service connection for ED is granted. The earlier effective date for SMC based on loss of use of a creative organ due to epididymitis is also granted.,The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for major depressive disorder and ED are remanded.

The Veteran's combined 100 percent schedular rating means that the issue of entitlement to a TDIU is moot, as his service-connected conditions render him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment.

The Board has dismissed all claims for service connection as no justiciable case or controversy is before the Board.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities have prevented him from engaging in substantially gainful employment since June 1, 2005. Therefore, TDIU on an extraschedular basis is granted from this date.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent disabling, effective from July 21, 2022.,The Veteran is granted a total disability evaluation based upon individual unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to April 14, 2020.

The Veteran's initial claim for an initial compensable rating for erectile dysfunction (ED) is denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of deformity of the penis, which would have warranted a higher rating under DC 7522.

The Board has dismissed all issues of service connection as the Veteran requested withdrawal of the appeal prior to a decision being made.

The appeal for service connection of a breast disorder is dismissed. The claim for service connection of bilateral hearing loss has been reopened, but the issue remains remanded due to lack of evidence supporting the claim. Other issues remain remanded.

The Board has denied service connection for residuals of a head injury and remanded the claims for fatigue, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction due to lack of evidence supporting these conditions being related to service.