Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2022

The Board has granted service connection for erectile dysfunction due to secondary causation by medications used to treat his service-connected disabilities, and denied service connection for GERD and sleep disturbances.

The Board has remanded several claims for further development due to inadequate VA medical opinions. The Veteran's service connection claims are being returned for additional examination and opinion.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for pituitary gland disorder, erectile dysfunction, and hypogonadism due to inadequate VA examination reports. The Veteran's conditions are being evaluated again with a new VA examination.

The Board has granted service connection for erectile dysfunction with penis deformity, finding that it is proximately caused by the Veteran's service-connected coronary artery disease.

The Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for ED was granted. However, the underlying claim of entitlement to service connection for ED is still being remanded due to a need for additional medical comment regarding its origins.

The Board has granted the Veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus. The case is remanded due to the need to obtain additional medical records from Brooke Army Medical Center and determine if there is a link between military environmental exposure, including Agent Orange, and erectile dysfunction.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction, sinusitis, and obstructive sleep apnea are granted. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and back disability are remanded for further examination.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss has been dismissed. The remaining issues have been remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination. The issues include prostate disability, erectile dysfunction, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, lumbar spine disability, and peripheral neuropathy of both upper and lower extremities.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted service connection. The claims for bilateral hearing loss, erectile dysfunction (ED), right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy are remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation from March 1, 2014. The claim for earlier effective date of SMC based on housebound status is denied as the Veteran was not permanently confined to his home prior to January 23, 2014.

The Board has granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and erectile dysfunction as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder.

The Board has granted service connection for erectile dysfunction and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the loss of use of a creative organ.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for a compensable evaluation for erectile dysfunction and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder are not granted. The case is remanded to obtain additional medical evidence.

The Veteran's service connection claim for tinnitus is denied as there is no evidence of tinnitus in service or at any time since service.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied because the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of hearing loss for VA purposes.,The Board finds that the Veteran's ED is secondary to his service-connected Raynaud's phenomenon with scleroderma/CREST syndrome.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction, finding that it is caused by his service-connected disabilities and obesity.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and high blood pressure/hypertension are denied as not related to service.,Dry eye syndrome, sleep apnea, migraine headaches, and erectile dysfunction (secondary to PTSD) are remanded for further evaluation.,PTSD with associated depression is also remanded for a rating in excess of 70 percent.

The claim for service connection for hypertension and erectile dysfunction is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations. The Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam is conceded.

The Board has granted service connection for erectile dysfunction and remanded the issues of bilateral flat foot and Gulf War Syndrome.

The Board has denied service connection for glaucoma of the right eye and left eye, finding that there is no evidence linking these conditions to service or herbicide exposure. Service connection was granted for erectile dysfunction as secondary to prostate cancer.,Service connection remains pending for sleep disturbance (including sleep apnea) and hypertension.