Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2022

The Veteran's claims for service connection for right hip injury residuals, left hip injury residuals, a right knee disability, and a left knee disability are dismissed. The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II is granted. The Board remands the issue of service connection for erectile dysfunction (ED) as secondary to DMII.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II is granted as due to herbicide exposure. The claims for glaucoma and erectile dysfunction secondary to diabetes mellitus are remanded.

The Board denied service connection for TBI due to the lack of evidence supporting a current diagnosis and an in-service injury.,The Board remanded the claims for erectile dysfunction, bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, and obstructive sleep apnea as there was insufficient medical examination or opinion.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is service-connected, but has remanded for further examination regarding his bilateral hand rash.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, OSA, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, bilateral peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, and a bilateral foot disability due to lack of in-service diagnosis or exposure to herbicide agents.,Service connection was not granted on a direct basis as there is no evidence of continuity of symptoms from service.

The Veteran's claim for hypertension is granted as it is presumed due to herbicide exposure under the PACT Act.,The effective date of service connection for CAD is set at March 1, 2017. The earlier effective dates for prostate cancer and its residuals (ED with SMC and a prostatectomy scar) are also granted based on the liberalizing law that added these conditions to presumptive service connection due to herbicide exposure.,The Veteran's claim for ED is granted as secondary to his service-connected prostate cancer, with an effective date of March 1, 2017.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for cervical pain, lower back disability, bilateral foot disability, bronchitis, hypertension, stomach injury, ulcer disease, prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction, and bilateral hearing loss. The Board found that there was no evidence of a chronic condition during or within one year after service, and that any current conditions are not related to service.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating and earlier effective date for diabetes mellitus, Type II with ED was denied. The Veteran is currently rated at 40 percent for this condition.

The Veteran's service connection claims for DM2 and CAD are granted. The Board also finds that the Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents in Thailand, which is sufficient to grant service connection for his peripheral neuropathy conditions and kidney disorder as secondary to his now-service-connected DM2.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus and erectile dysfunction with penile deformity are both rated separately. The Board has granted a separate 20 percent rating for the erectile dysfunction, effective August 19, 2019.

The Veteran's service connection claim for a neurological disorder of the lower extremity, to include as secondary to lumbosacral strain, was denied. The effective date for tinnitus service connection is granted at April 25, 2009. The effective date for radiculopathy of the right lower extremity (RLE) claim is denied due to lack of evidence within one year of separation from service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment during the appeal period, leading to a denial of his claim for total disability rating based upon individual unemployability.

The Veteran was granted a total disability rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability due to service-connected prostate cancer residuals from June 1, 2018.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient compliance with its previous directives, specifically regarding an addendum medical opinion on the Veteran's erectile dysfunction.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including right foot, left foot, left ankle, and left knee disabilities. The decision also noted that erectile dysfunction was not shown to be related to service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted, with the exception of hypertension. The diagnoses of type 2 diabetes mellitus and heart problems are presumed due to herbicide exposure in Thailand during service.

The Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 have been remanded due to the need for further development and consideration of new evidence.

The Veteran's claim for PTSD was reopened, and service connection for PTSD is granted. An initial rating of 40 percent for degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine prior to February 27, 2020 is also granted. The claims for obstructive sleep apnea and erectile dysfunction secondary to service-connected disabilities are remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension. The cases of numb skin patches, sleep apnea, and erectile dysfunction are remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for coronary artery disease, erectile dysfunction as secondary to a heart disorder, and hypertension are granted. The case is remanded for further development.