Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2024

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him so helpless as to need regular aid and attendance of another, nor did they qualify for SMC based on housebound status prior to February 9, 2021. The Board found the evidence insufficient to establish that the Veteran required assistance with daily activities.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for erectile dysfunction is denied as there is no evidence of penis deformity, and the current noncompensable rating under Diagnostic Code 7522 remains appropriate.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for all issues, including a rating in excess of 20 percent disabling for diabetes mellitus type II, including erectile dysfunction; service connection for a left ankle disability; service connection for a right hip disability; hyperlipidemia; and obesity. The Board dismissed the appeal due to the withdrawal.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for left concentric ventricular hypertrophy due to potential toxic exposure risk activities during his service in Korea. The Veteran is also denied a compensable rating for erectile dysfunction.

Service connection is denied for hyperlipidemia, low back pain, diabetes mellitus, bladder disability, diminishing eyesight (cataracts), right lower extremity neurologic disability (diabetic neuropathy), right shoulder disability, erectile dysfunction, and allergic rhinitis.,The Veteran's service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations renders him a Persian Gulf War veteran. The PACT Act presumes service connection for qualifying chronic disabilities due to exposure to environmental hazards including fine particulate matter.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction is being remanded due to a duty-to-assist error. The Board finds that the Veteran may have a secondary service connection based on his service-connected traumatic brain injury (TBI) with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as his service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for schedular TDIU, and there is no evidence to suggest he is unable to obtain or maintain a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has restored service connection for right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and erectile dysfunction. The SMC based on loss of use of a creative organ was also restored.

The Board has dismissed all the issues of service connection for various conditions and symptoms, including back pain, chronic fatigue syndrome, sleep apnea, skin rash/condition, bilateral feet condition, fibromyalgia, left knee condition, right knee condition, IBS, pseudofolliculitis barbae, cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus II, hypertension, and male erectile disorder. The Veteran requested the withdrawal of all issues on appeal.

The Veteran's application for Legacy S-DVI was denied because it was not filed within two years of the September 2006 grant of service connection for prostate cancer, which rated as 100 percent disabling.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, effective from the date of this decision.,Entitlement to special monthly compensation (SMC) based on loss of use of a creative organ is granted.

The Veteran's service connection claims for peripheral neuropathy of the left and right lower extremities, as well as upper extremities, erectile dysfunction, thyroid disability, skin cancer (involving the face, arms, legs, and back), and obstructive sleep apnea have been granted. The evidence submitted after the May 2023 denial supports these claims.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral kidney condition, diabetes mellitus type II (diabetes), right hip condition, left hip condition, peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity, erectile dysfunction, and hypertension. The issues related to a right knee condition are being remanded.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for higher initial ratings, service connection, and eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits must be remanded due to errors in obtaining relevant medical records from Social Security Administration (SSA), as well as errors in assessing the Veteran's employment status and his assertions regarding secondary service connection.

The appeal with respect to service connection for chest pains and increased rating for sarcoidosis is dismissed. The appeal with respect to erectile dysfunction and hypertension is remanded.

The Board has remanded several issues for further development, including verifying the Veteran's in-service exposure to herbicide agents and obtaining additional logbooks from his service on the USS Hornet. The claims of entitlement to service connection for various conditions are now pending.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is granted a 70 percent rating, effective from the date of his claim. The appeal for a compensable disability rating for erectile dysfunction is denied.

The Veteran's death was attributed to multiple blunt force injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident, not related to his service-connected conditions. The Board found no evidence linking the cause of death to active duty or service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding service connection for erectile dysfunction, including a lack of VA examination and TERA assessment. The Veteran may have been exposed to toxic exposure at Camp Lejeune.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim of entitlement to an increased disability evaluation for bilateral hearing loss. The claims of service connection for TBI and erectile dysfunction, as secondary to PTSD, are remanded due to a lack of VA examinations.