Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2023

The Board has found that additional remand is required due to the Veteran's inability to attend VA examinations due to health reasons. The issues of service connection for loss of digit on right hand, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities, erectile dysfunction, and eye condition are all being remanded.

The appeals seeking service connection for various conditions are dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his requests. The claim for service connection for insomnia is reopened, and hypertension is granted on a presumptive basis.

The Board has added new evidence to the claims file and is remanding the case for readjudication by the RO, as the Veteran requested.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction, neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities, bilateral hip pain, OSA, and a neck condition. The claim for PTSD is remanded due to insufficient information provided by the Veteran regarding his claimed stressor.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of TDIU, finding that the Veteran did not meet the schedular requirements for a TDIU prior to December 11, 2015.

The Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for erectile dysfunction was denied in a June 2011 rating decision, but granted by the Board on November 8, 2019 with an effective date of June 8, 2010. The Veteran argues that this should have been earlier.,The Veteran also sought an earlier effective date for SMC based on loss of use of a creative organ, which was denied in the same decision.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder claimed as mood swings was granted. Service connection for erectile dysfunction and TDIU were also remanded.

The Board has found the prior remand directives not substantially complied with and has ordered a new examination to address whether the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is caused or aggravated by his service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's service connection claims for prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction as secondary to prostate cancer, hypertension, arthritis, heart condition, fatigue (including CFS), and a condition of the bilateral upper extremities (peripheral neuropathy) are granted. The conditions are presumed due to exposure to burn pits during service in Egypt.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for asthma, OSA, insomnia, erectile dysfunction, restless leg syndrome of the right leg, and restless leg syndrome of the left leg due to additional development and medical inquiry.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction, manifested by an inability to achieve an erection without penile deformity, is not rated as compensable. The Board found no evidence of penile deformity and denied the claim.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection of erectile dysfunction, and the Board dismissed it.

The Board denied a higher disability rating for prostate cancer, status post prostatectomy with ED, and also denied an earlier effective date than February 2, 2022, for the assignment of a 60 percent disability rating.

The Veteran's initial rating for diabetes mellitus type 2 was denied, but an effective date of July 21, 2015, and special monthly compensation were granted. The Veteran's erectile dysfunction and left/right sciatic peripheral neuropathy were not rated higher than the assigned levels.

The Veteran's service connection for major depressive disorder is granted, and the Board finds that his erectile dysfunction is secondary to his service-connected disabilities. The TDIU claim is remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction is remanded due to the need for an addendum medical opinion.,An earlier effective date prior to August 18, 2017 for the award of service connection for urinary retention with urinary incontinence and recurrent UTIs associated with degenerative disc and joint disease, thoracolumbar spine is denied as it was received on that date or later.,The Veteran's claim for earlier effective date prior to August 18, 2017 for the grant of eligibility for DEA benefits under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35 is denied due to lack of permanent and total service-connected disability at the time of the original award.

The Board denied service connection for prostate cancer, ED, and a mental condition as secondary to prostate cancer due to exposure at Camp LeJeune. The claims were reopened based on new evidence received within one year of the April 2017 rating decision.

The Board denied service connection for throat tumor due to the lack of evidence showing a current disability or functional impairment after October 2011. The prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction claims are remanded for further development.,Additional research is needed regarding the Veteran's exposure to ionizing radiation, particularly considering his assertions of more frequent exposure than others at the Nevada Test Site.

The Veteran's claims for generalized joint pain, hypertension, atrial fibrillation, and erectile dysfunction have all been granted.

The Veteran's ED and sleep apnea were not manifest during service, and are not otherwise etiologically related to such service.,The Veteran's right and left knee disabilities may be secondary to his service-connected bilateral pes planus (flat feet) and nonservice-connected right and left lower extremity calf strain. The Board finds that an addendum VA medical opinion is warranted.