Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2024

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for right inguinal hernia scar, obstructive sleep apnea, erectile dysfunction (ED), bilateral hypermetropia and astigmatism, and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

The Veteran's claim for TDIU was denied as the evidence did not support a finding that he was unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to service-connected disabilities, including PTSD.

The Board has remanded the claims for GERD, erectile dysfunction, and IBS due to service-connected PTSD. The Veteran's GERD, erectile dysfunction, and IBS are being reviewed again as part of this process.

The Board has dismissed the appeals regarding service connection for various conditions including psychiatric disorder, left knee strain, right knee strain, GERD, and erectile dysfunction due to the Veteran's withdrawal of the appeal.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction, respiratory disability (including pulmonary vascular disease and shortness of breath), and fatigue are being remanded due to the submission of new evidence.,New evidence has been submitted that is relevant to these issues.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for arthritis, stomach disability, prostate disability, and erectile dysfunction for additional development, including obtaining new medical opinions.

The Veteran's skin disability is related to service and granted. The claims for depression, anxiety, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, diabetes mellitus, hemorrhoids, diverticular disability, erectile dysfunction, prostate cancer, bladder cancer, gall bladder disability, and hernia are denied.

The Veteran's appeal for special monthly compensation (SMC) under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(k) is dismissed as moot because the SMC was granted in a prior decision with an effective date before April 22, 2017.

The Board denied service connection for COPD, ED, hypertension, lumbar spine pain with DDD, and rhinitis as the evidence did not show a relationship to service.,No new or material evidence was presented to reopen any previously denied claims.

The Veteran's earlier effective dates for service connection for prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction, and SMC based on loss of use of a creative organ have been granted.,Prostate cancer was granted due to presumed exposure under the Blue Water Navy Act. Erectile dysfunction is considered a known complication of prostate cancer.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction, secondary to his service-connected generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), is remanded. The Board also finds a need to consider direct service connection based on participation in a toxic exposure risk activity (TERA).

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction (ED) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome based on a private medical opinion.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to procedural errors and the need for additional medical opinions regarding the Veteran's erectile dysfunction.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction, finding that it is not related to his service-connected depression and is not otherwise related to service. The evidence does not support a relationship between the Veteran's erectile dysfunction and his depression.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable disability rating for erectile dysfunction, finding that there was no evidence of a deformity or disfigurement of the penis and thus did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for lumbar spine condition, lower left extremity sciatica, acquired psychiatric disorder (to include depression and anxiety), erectile dysfunction, and hypertension. The evidence does not support a finding that any of these conditions began during or are otherwise related to active service.

The Board granted service connection for multiple heart disabilities, diabetes mellitus, type II, hypothyroidism, bladder cancer, hypertension, diabetic nephropathy, peripheral neuropathies, bilateral non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy, and erectile dysfunction based on the Veteran's exposure to herbicides in Korea.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for asthma, a left knee disability, and the readjudication of previously denied claims for erectile dysfunction, prostate cancer, a left hip disability, and migraines.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus II, ED, hypertension, and a bilateral knee condition as they are not related to the Veteran's active service or any service-connected disability.

The Board has found a duty to assist error and is remanding the case for further action, including obtaining an addendum opinion from a VA examiner regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's erectile dysfunction.