Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2023

The Board has remanded multiple claims for service connection due to the Veteran's reported symptoms and medical history, including exposure to herbicide agents in Thailand. The issues are related to heart disorder (CAD), sleep disorder (claimed as sleep apnea), bilateral lower extremity edema, respiratory disorder, back disability, erectile dysfunction, headaches, slurred speech, neurocognitive disorder, blurred vision, and tiredness.

The Board has found that the Veteran's skin cancers, including melanoma, basal cell carcinoma, and squamous cell carcinoma, are service-connected. The issues of entitlement to service connection for coronary artery disease, prostate cancer, chronic lymphoid leukemia, polycythemia vera, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), erectile dysfunction, and incontinence have been remanded due to the need for further development regarding chemical exposure during service.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims of service connection for cervical spine disability, right hand disability, and erectile dysfunction should be remanded due to a lack of sufficient evidence.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including sleep apnea, allergic rhinitis, prostate cancer, peripheral neuropathy of both lower extremities, and erectile dysfunction. The claims are being remanded due to incomplete records for some conditions and the need for VA examinations to determine the etiology of these conditions, considering potential exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

Service connection for PTSD, lumbosacral strain, left knee strain, right knee strain, neck impairment, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and erectile dysfunction has been granted.,Service connection for back impairment, left knee impairment, right knee impairment, and psychiatric impairment has also been granted.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to his service-connected prostate cancer. The decision resolves doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable disability rating for erectile dysfunction has been withdrawn and dismissed.,The Veteran is not entitled to an earlier effective date for service connection of erectile dysfunction prior to October 1, 2022.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for a heart condition and erectile dysfunction due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors. The Veteran's heart condition is found to be at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected depression, but the examiner could not determine if it was aggravated by his service-connected conditions or medication. For erectile dysfunction, the Board finds that a VA examination should be scheduled to address whether it is at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected depression and related disabilities.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a failure to consider both the service-connected coronary artery disease and potential diabetes mellitus in determining whether the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is related to his military service. The claim will be reviewed by a medical examiner.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for erectile dysfunction and onychomycosis has been dismissed as the Veteran's representative withdrew the appeal.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder and erectile dysfunction has been granted. The Board found that the onset of his psychiatric disorder coincided with his active duty service, and thus granted service connection. Service connection was also granted for erectile dysfunction, but the issue is remanded due to lack of an opinion regarding its relationship to his psychiatric condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for skin condition and erectile dysfunction, finding no evidence of a causal link to his active duty service.,The Veteran was not granted SMC based on loss of use of a creative organ.

The Board has remanded the claims for erectile dysfunction and peripheral nerve disorders of the upper and lower extremities due to internal inconsistencies in the previous examination, lack of development on secondary service connection theory, and need for new VA examinations.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim of service connection for Erectile Dysfunction should be remanded due to a need for additional medical examination and evidence.

The petition to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for hepatitis is denied. The issues of hypertension, heart disability (secondary to hypertension), erectile dysfunction (secondary to hypertension), and gout are remanded.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II and its complications are being remanded for further evaluation due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tremors is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability, and the Board cannot grant secondary service connection based on a nonservice-connected underlying disability.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction is remanded due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error. A VA medical examination and opinion are required to determine if the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is caused or aggravated by his service-connected psychiatric disability.

The Board has dismissed the appeals regarding service connection for lumbago of the lumbar region, diabetes mellitus, type II, erectile dysfunction, and hypertension as the Veteran withdrew his appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Veteran's service connection claims for arterioslerotic heart disease to include status post CABG (claimed as ischemic heart disease and heart attack), diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, diabetic nephropathy (claimed and rated as prostate stones), and a skin disability, to include chloracne are being remanded due to the need for additional development.,The Veteran's service connection claims for diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction on a basis other than as secondary to diabetes mellitus type II for which service connection was granted pursuant to the PACT Act are also being remanded due to the need for additional development.,The Veteran's service connection claim for diabetic nephropathy (claimed and rated as prostate stones) is being remanded due to the need for additional development.,The Veteran's service connection claims for arterioslerotic heart disease to include status post CABG, diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and diabetic nephropathy (claimed and rated as prostate stones) are being granted on a basis other than as secondary to diabetes mellitus type II for which service connection was granted pursuant to the PACT Act.,The Veteran's service connection claim for skin disability, to include chloracne is being remanded due to the need for additional development.,The Veteran's service connection claims for arterioslerotic heart disease to include status post CABG (claimed as ischemic heart disease and heart attack), diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, diabetic nephropathy (claimed and rated as prostate stones), and a skin disability, to include chloracne are being granted on a basis other than as secondary to diabetes mellitus type II for which service connection was granted pursuant to the PACT Act.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for the claims of service connection for chronic bronchitis, tension headaches, chronic depression, PTSD, and a reproductive disorder (claimed as erectile dysfunction).