Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2024

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation, as he was employed full-time prior to June 8, 2020. The Board finds that TDIU is not warranted based on the single service-connected disability of his back condition.

New and relevant evidence has been received for several previously denied service connection claims, including cervical spine condition, ED, left lower extremity tingling and numbness, left upper extremity tingling and numbness, right lower extremity tingling and numbness, right upper extremity tingling and numbness, lumbar spine condition, tension headaches, diabetes mellitus type II, hearing loss, tinnitus, and hypertension. These claims are being remanded for further review.

The Board has granted service connection for erectile dysfunction, finding it proximately due to or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability. Service connection for sleep apnea was denied as not secondary to a service-connected condition.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable disability rating for service-connected erectile dysfunction is being remanded due to a duty to assist error. The current noncompensable rating may need adjustment based on the results of a comprehensive in-person VA examination.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for PTSD, obstructive sleep apnea, acne, and erectile dysfunction as the appellant withdrew his appeal with respect to these issues.

The Board has remanded the claims for GERD and ED secondary to service-connected acquired psychiatric disability due to inadequate VA examination reports. The Veteran needs a new VA examination to determine if his current GERD and ED are caused or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for COPD has been granted. However, his claim for a compensable disability rating for erectile dysfunction remains denied.

The Board denied service connection for fibromyalgia, an unspecified neck disorder, and erectile dysfunction as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected spine disorders.,Specifically, the Board found that there is no current diagnosis of fibromyalgia or a neck disorder related to service. The claim for erectile dysfunction was also denied due to lack of evidence linking it to the service-connected spine disability.

The Board has determined that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is related to his service-connected depressive disorder, and thus grants service connection for ED secondary to depressive disorder.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, erectile dysfunction secondary to DM, right and left lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy, and chronic kidney disease on a presumptive basis due to exposure to herbicide agents in Guam under the PACT Act.

The Veteran's service-connected ischemic heart disease was granted an effective date of September 30, 2020.,Effective September 30, 2020, the Veteran is now in receipt of a 100% evaluation for his service-connected ischemic heart disease.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions have been denied. The Board has found that the Veteran does not have current diagnoses of sinusitis, bilateral hearing loss, plantar fascitis, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, chronic bronchitis, left knee strain, right knee strain, lumbosacral strain, pes planus, or leg length discrepancy.,The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded to allow for further examination and opinion regarding the etiology of his claimed conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected ischemic heart disease was granted an effective date of September 30, 2020.,Effective September 30, 2020, the Veteran is now in receipt of a 100% evaluation for his service-connected ischemic heart disease.

The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for COPD was denied as the March 2007 Board decision became final, and no new claims were filed between that decision and February 22, 2012.,The Veteran's claim for higher ratings for COPD prior to March 26, 2021, and on and after March 26, 2021, was denied as the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.,The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for ED was denied as the current rating criteria do not allow for a compensable rating.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a predecisional error in the duty to assist, and requires an addendum VA opinion on whether the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is aggravated by his service-connected degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine.

The Board denied a compensable rating for erectile dysfunction, finding that the Veteran's condition is not manifested by penis deformity with loss of erectile power and does not result in marked interference with employment or frequent periods of hospitalization. The Board also found no evidence of an exceptional disability picture warranting extraschedular evaluation.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for hearing loss, anxiety disorder, and adjustment disorder with anxiety. Service connection was granted for acquired psychiatric disorders secondary to degenerative disc disease and neurogenic erectile dysfunction secondary to degenerative disc disease. SMC based on loss of use of a creative organ was granted.

The Veteran's requests for earlier effective dates for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, erectile dysfunction, and supraventricular arrhythmia (claimed as a heart condition) are denied. The effective date remains August 4, 2021.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for service connection for gastrointestinal and genitourinary conditions are remanded due to a failure to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding whether these conditions were caused or aggravated by his service-connected right shoulder and ankle disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to October 8, 2020, for service connection of erectile dysfunction is denied. The effective date is set at the date of receipt of the claim or the date entitlement arose, whichever is later.