Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2022

The Board has remanded the claims for Parkinson's Disease, Ischemic Heart Disease, Prostate Cancer, Erectile Dysfunction, Hypertension, and Scars due to incomplete information regarding the Veteran's service in Vietnam. The TDIU claim is also remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the other issues.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence.,Service connection will be considered on the merits for all conditions listed.

The Veteran's petition to reopen the previously denied claim of service connection for prostate cancer is granted. The claims for erectile dysfunction and hypertension are remanded due to potential exposure to herbicide agents in the territorial sea of Vietnam.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for clarification regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected disabilities require regular aid and attendance or housebound status. A new VA examination is needed to determine this.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability as due to service-connected disability (TDIU) because his service-connected disabilities, while severe, did not render him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment.

The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and erectile dysfunction, but denied a rating in excess of 20 percent from October 15, 2014, for lumbar spine disability. The TDIU claim is remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have made him in need of the regular aid and attendance of another person, warranting SMC based on this need.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment, meeting the criteria for a TDIU.

The Board found no evidence of a current disability for erectile dysfunction or left elbow disability and did not find an in-service injury or disease that could be linked to these conditions. Therefore, the claims were denied.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise on whether ED is related to PTSD.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not result in permanent loss of use of one or both hands or feet, nor ankylosis of either knee. Therefore, he does not qualify for financial assistance in the purchase of an automobile or other conveyance with adaptive equipment.

The Veteran's petition to reopen service connection for lumbar degenerative disc disease was granted. Service connection for this condition is also granted.,Service connection for erectile dysfunction, which the Veteran contends is secondary to his service-connected PTSD and medications, is remanded for further review.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction, finding that there is no causal relationship between these conditions and his military service.

The Veteran's ED is granted as secondary to his service-connected low back disability, and the claim for OSA is remanded. The claims for higher ratings of depressive disorder, insomnia disorder, and low back disability are also remanded.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for toenail and fingernail disorders have been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his claims during a Board hearing.,Service connection has been granted for bilateral hearing loss, with no effective date provided.

The Veteran's bilateral lower extremity radiculopathies are granted as service-connected.,The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is not granted a compensable rating.,The Veteran's surgical scar from transurethral resection of bladder neck contracture and right shoulder are not granted a compensable rating.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran. The issues of entitlement to increased ratings and TDIU are also being remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for right ear hearing loss, hypertension (HTN), erectile dysfunction (ED), and a RLE skin condition due to insufficient evidence of current disability or proper service connection. The Veteran is required to undergo VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for type 2 diabetes mellitus, to include neuropathy and other complications is granted. The cause of death due to the Veteran's diabetes mellitus is also granted. SMC based on need for aid and attendance is granted. Claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings are remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a penile disorder (claimed as erectile dysfunction) is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and opinion regarding the etiology of his condition, particularly in light of recent findings on herbicide agent exposure.