Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2024

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty to assist error in obtaining a medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is caused or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities. The AOJ needs to obtain a new VA medical opinion addressing causation and aggravation of the Veteran's erectile dysfunction.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of an adequate medical opinion regarding the cause or aggravation of the Veteran's erectile dysfunction by his service-connected right hip disability.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction and right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome with degenerative arthritis, finding that his ED is secondary to his service-connected disabilities. The claim for right knee instability was denied as there is no objective evidence of instability.

The Board denied service connection for erectile dysfunction as there was no evidence of an in-service injury or disease related to ED, and the Veteran did not provide a current diagnosis. The claim is therefore denied.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is granted as service connected because it resulted from the use of medications prescribed for his service-connected knee disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for back disorder, allergic rhinitis, erectile dysfunction, bilateral knee disorder, and headaches as there were no current diagnoses or in-service incidents linked to these conditions.

The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions, including unspecified trauma and stressor-related disorder, lumbosacral strain, bilateral foot xerosis, bilateral shoulder impingement syndrome, right elbow disability manifested by pain, bilateral foot acquired pes planus and plantar fasciitis, left elbow lateral epicondylitis and tendinitis, left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, left foot acquired pes planus and plantar fasciitis, and erectile dysfunction are all granted.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and a higher level of special monthly compensation (SMC) were denied. The erectile dysfunction and left testicle condition are rated as noncompensable, and the SMC benefits based on loss of use of a creative organ remain at the maximum rate.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed disabilities of congestive heart failure, erectile dysfunction, a prostate disability, and COPD are not related to his honorable active service. The evidence does not support a finding of exposure to herbicide agents such as Agent Orange during his service.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction, finding that it is proximately caused by the Veteran's service-connected unspecified depressive disorder and NSAID usage for his multiple service-connected musculoskeletal disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for erectile dysfunction was denied as the evidence did not support a higher evaluation.,The Veteran's claim for TDIU was also denied, with the Board finding that his service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the Veteran's erectile dysfunction and its relationship to service-connected bilateral pes planus.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to inadequate VA examinations conducted prior to the decision on appeal.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD with persistent depressive disorder is found to have contributed to his death, granting service connection for the cause of death. DIC benefits are denied as the Veteran was not continuously rated totally disabled at the time of his separation from service.

The Board has decided to remand the claim of service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to status post metatarsal fractures of both feet due to inadequate medical opinions regarding causation and aggravation.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. � 1151 for erectile dysfunction, finding that there was no evidence to support a causal link between the condition and procedures performed at the San Juan VAMC in 2006.

The Board remands the claim for an adequate etiology opinion regarding the Veteran's erectile dysfunction, considering its potential relation to service and service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the claims for erectile dysfunction and bilateral hearing loss due to inadequate medical opinions addressing causation and aggravation aspects of the secondary service connection theories. The AOJ is required to obtain new VA medical opinions that address whether the Veteran's current conditions are aggravated by his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for erectile dysfunction is denied, and his claim for service connection for chronic fatigue disability is remanded due to inadequate medical opinions in the prior decision.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, and for erectile dysfunction, to include as secondary to sleep apnea.