Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea, specifically whether it is secondary to a service-connected disability or caused by obesity. The examiner must provide opinions on both causation and aggravation.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction was dismissed because the same issue was already pending and being decided by a different docket number.

The Board denied service connection for low testosterone/male hypogonadism and erectile dysfunction, finding that the evidence did not support a nexus to service.,There was no in-service diagnosis or treatment of either condition. The Veteran's hyperlibido during service is unrelated to his current conditions.

The Veteran's ED is caused by his service-connected MDD, and the Board has granted service connection for ED as secondary to MDD.

The appeal for service connection for Ischemic Heart Disease is dismissed. Effective dates are granted for service connection and SMC based on loss of use of a creative organ, as well as for lower abdomen surgical scars.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension secondary to the Veteran's service-connected cervical DDD, but has remanded the issue of service connection for erectile dysfunction (ED) secondary to the same condition.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted under the PACT Act due to presumed herbicide exposure. Hearing loss of the left ear and hypertension are both granted as presumptive conditions related to service in Vietnam. Service connection for a gastrointestinal disability (IBS) and ischemic heart disease are denied, with no current evidence linking these conditions to service or confirmed herbicide exposure. Erectile dysfunction is also denied.

The Board has granted separate service connection for erectile dysfunction and an effective date of December 14, 2020 for the grant of special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ (SMC). The earlier effective date claim is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, tension headaches, and erectile dysfunction as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected other specified trauma and stressor related disorder with adjustment disorder.

The Board dismissed the appeals for earlier effective dates as they were untimely filed more than one year after the July 2021 rating decision.

The Board denied reinstatement of the Veteran's appeal due to his VA Form 9 not being timely filed in response to a March 2020 statement of the case.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him housebound or in need of regular aid and attendance prior to October 30, 2019. Therefore, entitlement to an effective date prior to that date for SMC at the housebound rate is denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including diabetes mellitus, type II and its related conditions such as erectile dysfunction, peripheral neuropathy, and thrombosis with sciatic nerve involvement, have been granted effective from February 1, 2017. The Veteran is also awarded special monthly compensation for the loss of use of a creative organ due to service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's appeals for an increased rating of 20 percent or more for diabetes mellitus, Type II (DM II) with erectile dysfunction and for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability were dismissed due to the withdrawal of his appeal by the Veteran.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities were not severe enough to prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment prior to June 28, 2012. The Board denied an earlier effective date for the TDIU.

The Board dismissed the appeal for an initial compensable rating for ED. The issues of service connection for right hip disability, bilateral foot disability, right foot disability, left foot disability, bilateral tibial fracture, right ankle disability, and left ankle disability have been reopened due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals regarding the claims of anxiety, depression, erectile dysfunction, herpes-skin, and migraines.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him in need of regular aid and attendance, which is granted for special monthly compensation (SMC).

The Board found that the grant of service connection for erectile dysfunction was clearly and unmistakably erroneous, and thus severed it. The Veteran's claim for chronic bronchitis (claimed respiratory disorder) was denied due to lack of evidence linking his current condition to his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and an initial compensable rating for erectile dysfunction, finding no current disability or evidence of a relationship to service.