Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2024

The Board denied the Veteran's requests for earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for erectile dysfunction, a headache condition, and a left knee condition, as well as entitlement to SMC at the (k) level based on loss of use of a creative organ. The earliest date VA was made aware of these claims is May 22, 2022.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction has not been manifested by a penile deformity, and therefore, he is not entitled to an initial compensable rating.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of erectile dysfunction as secondary to his service-connected lumbar spine disability, finding no medical nexus between the conditions.

The Board has decided that the claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction, including as secondary to a service-connected disability, should be remanded due to inadequate opinion in the July 2022 VA examination.

The Board has granted service connection for Erectile Dysfunction (ED) as the Veteran's ED began during active-duty service and continues to this day.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and SMC have been granted with effective dates of November 3, 2017. The conditions were found to be related to his active duty service.

The Veteran's bilateral plantar fasciitis is rated at a 10 percent effective February 7, 2021. The Board found the evidence incomplete as it did not include private treatment records and remanded for their acquisition.,For ED, DMII, IBS, and GERD, VA must obtain medical opinions under PACT Act provisions due to in-service exposure risk activities.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions due to lack of evidence supporting a direct relationship between the claimed conditions and military service.

The Veteran's initial compensable disability rating for migraine headaches was denied.,The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for erectile dysfunction, including low testosterone.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a scar of the chin and lower lip, degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine, watery eyes, sleep disability, right collar bone pain, skin disability of the toenails (tinea unguium), skin disability claimed as a back rash due to an allergic reaction, chronic dizziness, erectile dysfunction, and chronic headache disability have been granted. The claims for service connection for these conditions are now considered resolved.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, unspecified insomnia disorder, alcohol abuse, obstructive sleep apnea, basal cell carcinoma, tinnitus, GERD, bilateral hearing loss, and erectile dysfunction, render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted a TDIU.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not meet the criteria for financial assistance in purchasing an automobile or other conveyance due to lack of permanent loss of use of one or both feet, hands, or vision.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is secondary to his service-connected left lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy. The AOJ needs to obtain a new medical opinion addressing these issues.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is productive of loss of erectile power but not deformity of the penis, and thus does not warrant a compensable rating under either the old or new rating criteria.

The Veteran's right and left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy are granted as secondary to service-connected bilateral rotator cuff tendonitis.,The Veteran's ED is granted as secondary to service-connected obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error, including obtaining missing service treatment records and conducting VA examinations.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional medical opinions to determine if his bilateral knee disabilities, back disability, erectile dysfunction, and GERD are aggravated by his service-connected left foot disability.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied, with the exception of the award of an effective date earlier than April 16, 2019 for the assignment of a 20 percent rating for diabetes mellitus (DM).,All other issues related to service connection or increased ratings have been dismissed due to lack of pending claims.

The Board has determined that the VA examination opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and his claimed erectile dysfunction is inadequate. Therefore, a remand is necessary to obtain an addendum opinion addressing whether the Veteran's erectile dysfunction was aggravated by his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has remanded the claim due to a duty to assist error regarding psychiatric disorders related to service-connected disabilities. The appellant contends that the Veteran's death was caused by his military service and/or his service-connected conditions.