Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2022

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is granted as secondary to his service-connected Other Specified Trauma and Stressor Related Disorder. The claim for PTSD was denied due to lack of a current diagnosis.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, prostate cancer, urinary bladder cancer, and erectile dysfunction (ED) as secondary to exposure to Agent Orange. The evidence did not establish that the Veteran was exposed to Agent Orange in Vietnam or its offshore waters.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction as aggravated by his service-connected bladder cancer. The urologist opined that the Veteran's surgery to remove his bladder and prostate exacerbated his erectile dysfunction.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error, and now requires the Director, Compensation Service, to consider whether a TDIU should be granted on an extraschedular basis prior to May 30, 2019.

The appeal for service connection for bladder cancer is dismissed. The issue of entitlement to special monthly compensation (SMC) based on loss of use of a creative organ related to service-connected bladder cancer is remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inconsistencies in the location of his vessel, the U.S.S. Intrepid, during his service aboard it on November 6, 1967.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 due to a claimed infection and residuals from VA medical care, finding that the proximate cause of the additional disability was not reasonably foreseeable.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment prior to January 13, 2011.

The Board has dismissed all claims for service connection due to the Veteran's death.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, hypertension, heart disorder, and GERD due to potential issues with the opinions provided. The ED claim is also remanded as it is intertwined with the underlying conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been denied as the evidence does not support a finding that any of these conditions began in service or are related to service.,New and relevant evidence has not been submitted to support the Veteran's claims for service connection.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for sinus nasal passage issues was denied as there is no evidence of a current diagnosis related to any in-service injury or disease.,The Veteran's type II diabetes mellitus with diabetic cataracts and erectile dysfunction was rated at 20 percent, which is the maximum rating available under Diagnostic Code 7913.

The Board has determined that the severance of service connection for prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction was improper, and thus restored service connection for these conditions.

The Board denied service connection for erectile dysfunction, finding that the evidence did not support a link between the condition and active duty service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and a psychiatric disorder due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his service or service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for lumbar spine degenerative disc disease with intervertebral disc syndrome was dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal.,The Board has remanded cases involving service connection for sleep apnea syndrome, left hand carpal tunnel syndrome, right hand carpal tunnel syndrome, and erectile dysfunction.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and erectile dysfunction. The decision found that there is no evidence of a current disability for VA purposes, and thus cannot establish service connection.,The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal for tinnitus during his May 2022 hearing.

The Board has remanded several service connection claims, including for sleep apnea, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including memory loss and MDD), bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction, degenerative arthritis of the spine, right leg arthritis, and left leg arthritis. The Veteran's STRs do not contain any complaints or treatments related to these conditions.

The Veteran's prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction are granted as service connected due to herbicide exposure during his time in Thailand. SMC is also granted for loss of use of a creative organ.

The Board has granted an effective date of March 8, 2014 for the award of special monthly compensation (SMC) on account of the need for regular aid and attendance due to service-connected disabilities.