Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2023

The Veteran's HIV infection (claimed as HIV and AIDS) is rated at 100 percent since July 28, 2017, due to the presence of secondary diseases afflicting multiple body systems.,SMC for the Veteran is granted from July 28, 2017.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection on the merits was remanded, and no rating or effective date has been assigned.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and erectile dysfunction have been found to prevent him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment, resulting in a grant of TDIU.

The case is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records from the Dallas VA Medical Center dated from 2013 to 2022.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for erectile dysfunction was denied, and his claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is remanded.,The VA examiner found that the Veteran's OSA is less likely than not related to his service-connected conditions or medications used to manage them.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, erectile dysfunction (claimed as impotence), and peripheral neuropathy in the upper and lower extremities due to a lack of evidence showing chronic symptoms during service or continuity of symptomatology after separation from active duty. The Veteran's claims were also not supported by medical opinions linking these conditions to service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient opinions regarding the appellant's claimed conditions and exposure. The issues of diabetes mellitus, back disability, peripheral neuropathy, erectile dysfunction, and eye disability are all related and require further examination.

Your claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction and obstructive sleep apnea have been granted, effective February 8, 2017, and August 23, 2016 respectively. As the benefits sought on appeal have already been granted, your appeals are dismissed.

The Board denied a compensable initial rating for erectile dysfunction, finding that the Veteran's condition did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under Diagnostic Code 7522 due to lack of penile deformity.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for hypogonadism with atrophy of the right testis and erectile dysfunction is denied as his condition does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.,Service connection for unspecified trauma-related stressor disorder is denied because there is no evidence that such a disability began during service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease is granted. The claim for a compensable rating for right ear hearing loss is denied, and the claim for entitlement to a compensable rating for dermatitis is remanded.

The petition to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is granted.,The petition to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to an acquired psychiatric disorder is granted.,The petition to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for headaches is granted.,The petition to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for anemia is denied.,The petition to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for a right great toe disability is denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for type II diabetes mellitus, coronary artery disease, and erectile dysfunction due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service or exposure to herbicide agents. The Veteran did not meet the criteria for presumptive service connection under VA regulations.

The Veteran's prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction are granted service connection due to in-service exposure to herbicide agents, with the PACT Act providing presumptive service connection.

The Veteran's service connection claim for primary anemia has been withdrawn. The Board grants the Veteran's service connection claim for hypertension as secondary to in-service exposure to herbicide agents, with the effective date being October 1, 2026 (PACT Act). The remaining issues are remanded.

The appeal for entitlement to service connection for infertility is dismissed. The Veteran's erectile dysfunction has been denied a compensable rating.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals regarding erectile dysfunction, TBI, and trigger finger before the Board could make a decision.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals regarding the reduction in evaluation of prostate cancer and entitlement to a compensable rating for erectile dysfunction.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection and a compensable evaluation have been dismissed due to his death. The Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of these claims as he passed away during the appeal process.

The Veteran's hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and renal insufficiency are granted service connection. The Veteran is awarded a 30 percent initial rating for right knee DJD prior to June 8, 2017, but the issue of an increased rating since that date remains pending.