Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2022

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including colon cancer and its secondary effects on other body parts. The decision found no evidence of in-service injury or disease that could be linked to these conditions.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, including his acquired psychiatric disorder and other conditions. SMC at the housebound rate is also granted from March 18, 2021.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as the appellant (through his attorney) requested withdrawal of the appeal.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is caused or aggravated by his service-connected nephrolithiasis. The Veteran needs a new VA examination and medical opinion.

The Board has remanded several issues related to service connection for various disabilities. The AOJ is instructed to review new VA treatment and examination records that were not previously considered.

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary for the Veteran's claims of service connection for erectile dysfunction and TDIU. Specifically, there may be outstanding VA and non-VA treatment records related to his conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bladder cancer and kidney removal, have rendered him unemployable since May 1, 2010. The Board has granted a TDIU effective from that date.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, pes planus with plantar fasciitis, tinnitus, and erectile dysfunction, rendered him incapable of obtaining and maintaining gainful employment from April 23, 2020.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including erectile dysfunction, headache, diabetes mellitus, type II, bilateral foot disability, skeletal arthritis, depression, muscle damage to left side, pelvis injury, bilateral eye disability, low back disability, TBI, right hip and knee disabilities, GERD, and bilateral kidney disability. The remand includes obtaining VA treatment records from 1988 to present and scheduling a new examination for the right hip.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including lumbar spine, hip, knee, and erectile dysfunction. The claims are being returned to VA for further development.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims for higher disability evaluations and TDIU. This includes obtaining VA treatment records, scheduling additional examinations, and reviewing all evidence added since the last Supplemental Statement of the Case.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction, peripheral vascular disease, and bilateral hearing loss, rendered him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment from October 16, 2009, through April 5, 2016. The Board granted a TDIU during this period.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for urinary disability and erectile dysfunction to obtain additional medical opinions regarding whether these conditions are related to service or service-connected disabilities. The VA must also secure any outstanding VA treatment records.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection and increased rating for various conditions, as well as the issue of whether the appellant's bad conduct discharge is a bar to VA benefits. The character of discharge issue must be addressed first.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for erectile dysfunction and enlarged prostate due to the need for additional medical opinions and consideration.

The Veteran's service-connected coronary artery disease is granted an evaluation in excess of 30 percent prior to October 20, 2021, and an evaluation in excess of 60 percent thereafter.,Service connection for erectile dysfunction due to the service-connected coronary artery disease is also granted.

The Veteran's appeal of high cholesterol (claimed as hyperlipidemia) has been withdrawn.,The effective date for the grant of service connection for GERD is denied, as it cannot be earlier than March 11, 2015.,Service connection for diabetes mellitus is denied due to lack of evidence linking the condition to in-service exposure or within one year post-separation from service.,CAD and respiratory conditions are remanded for further examination and opinion regarding their relationship to service.,A neck disability and acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as secondary to GERD and right foot disability) are also remanded for further examination and opinion.,Polysubstance abuse is remanded for further examination and opinion regarding its relationship to GERD, right foot disability, or CAD.,ED is remanded for a new VA examination to determine the current severity of the condition.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for erectile dysfunction and chloracne due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran is not entitled to presumptive service connection based on herbicide exposure, but a VA examination is needed to determine if his current conditions are related to his folliculitis or any other in-service conditions.

The Veteran's gastroesophageal and erectile dysfunction disabilities were not service connected as they did not onset in service or are otherwise causally related to his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, erectile dysfunction as secondary to DM, right shoulder disability, left elbow disability, and right knee disability. The reasons given were lack of evidence linking these conditions to service or service-connected disabilities.