Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2024

The Board denied service connection for alcohol use disorder and an anxiety disorder, granted service connection for a deviated septum, and granted ratings of 80 percent but no higher for narcolepsy and 20 percent but no higher for dry eye syndrome with arcus senillis.

The Veteran's application for specially adapted housing or a special home adaptation grant was denied as he does not have any service-connected disability that meets the criteria for such benefits.

The Board granted an effective date of April 2, 2009 for the award of service connection for erectile dysfunction and special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, erectile dysfunction, hepatic disease, hypertension, kidney disease, low testosterone, pulmonary embolism, sleep apnea, supraventricular tachycardia, and syncope to correct a duty to assist error in failing to obtain adequate VA examinations.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to a service-connected disability due to an inadequate VA examination.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for erectile dysfunction, type II diabetes mellitus, and obstructive sleep apnea due to inadequate rationale in previous VA opinions.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis, a back disability, and ED. The decision also remanded the issue of increased rating for unspecified anxiety disorder.

The Veteran's claims for prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction, coronary artery disease, and SMC for loss of use of a creative organ were granted with an effective date of May 12, 2016. The decision also addressed the overpayment issue.

The Board has denied service connection for left shoulder disability and remanded the issue of service connection for erectile dysfunction secondary to PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of May 8, 2019, for the grant of service connection for bilateral tinnitus is granted. The claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction and bilateral glaucoma are remanded.

The Board has remanded the service connection claims for sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, and erectile dysfunction (ED) due to a failure to obtain an opinion regarding whether these conditions are aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected disabilities or medications used to treat them.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The rating for residuals of postoperative right knee lateral collateral ligament strain remains at 10 percent, while other conditions are either not granted or remanded.

The Veteran's lumbar spine disability has been granted a 40% rating, effective December 17, 2020.,Bladder dysfunction and irritable bladder syndrome have been granted a 60% rating from December 17, 2020.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II, is granted secondary to service-connected PTSD.,The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is also granted as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction claim is denied as there is no indication of penis deformity.,The Veteran's TBI and headaches claims are remanded due to inadequate examination reports. The AOJ must obtain a new VA examination for these issues.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction, right wrist sprain, and bilateral foot conditions/metatarsalgia have been granted service connection. The Board found the evidence in equipoise for these claims.

The Veteran's claims for radiculopathy of the right and left lower extremities have been granted. The appeal is dismissed as these issues are no longer in dispute.,Right ear hearing loss was denied due to lack of audiometric findings meeting VA criteria.

The Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection for erectile dysfunction and SMC based on loss of use of a creative organ are denied. The Board found that the earliest date entitlement arose was October 31, 2007, when the Veteran was diagnosed with erectile dysfunction.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's claims for left lower extremity radiculopathy and right lower extremity radiculopathy as these issues were fully addressed in a prior rating decision.,The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction, finding that it is related to the Veteran's active service.