Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2024

The Board has granted service connection for residuals of a head injury, including memory loss and headaches. The claims for lumbar spine disability, chest pain, bilateral lower extremity neuropathy, and erectile dysfunction are remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected erectile dysfunction is granted as secondary to his service-connected low back strain and sprain with arthritis and IVDS. The effective date for the grant of service connection for major depressive disorder with anxious distress is set at December 18, 2017. An initial rating in excess of 50 percent for major depressive disorder with anxious distress from December 18, 2017 to March 2, 2023 is denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction, finding that there was no evidence of herbicide exposure or a relationship to service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for erectile dysfunction, endocrine system disorder, and bilateral ear disability due to incomplete development and need for additional medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient medical opinions regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction. The claims are inextricably intertwined.

The Veteran's death was not due to his own willful misconduct, but the criteria for DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 were not met as he did not meet the requirement of having a service-connected disability rated totally disabling for at least ten years immediately preceding death.

The Veteran's service connection claims for residuals of a traumatic brain injury, gastrointestinal disability, erectile dysfunction, right ankle disability, left ankle disability, deviated septum, and hypogonadism are all granted. The conditions were found to be related to his active duty service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction, left shoulder arthritis, and low back condition due to insufficient medical opinions.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn for issues of service connection and ratings for various conditions. The Board is remanding several cases for further development.,The Veteran's bilateral pes planus, heart disorder, cervical spine disorder, migraine headaches, sleep apnea, erectile dysfunction (ED), left knee disorder (secondary to right knee disability), bilateral thumb disorders, bilateral index finger disorders, bilateral little finger disorders, bilateral middle finger disorders, bilateral ring finger disorders, bilateral shoulder disorder, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities (secondary to lumbar spine disability), and bilateral elbow disorder are all being remanded for further examination and evidence collection.

The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to decide the claims for service connection of Erectile Dysfunction, left knee disability, and right knee disability. The Veteran's reports of symptoms during service are considered in determining whether there is a link between his current conditions and military service.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and consideration due to new evidence being added to the claims file after the February 2020 Statement of the Case.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 60 percent for prostate adenocarcinoma with erectile dysfunction was denied. The discontinuation of the 100 percent rating for prostate adenocarcinoma with erectile dysfunction, effective May 1, 2018, was upheld.

The Veteran was granted TDIU for the period between February 21, 2013, to May 15, 2014.,TDIU was denied for the period from May 16, 2014, to August 31, 2020. The Veteran's combined rating at this time did not meet the criteria for TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathies of both lower and upper extremities, and erectile dysfunction due to worsening symptoms since his last VA examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for acrophobia, anxiety, major depressive disorder, and erectile dysfunction with hypogonadism are remanded due to the need for medical examinations to determine the etiology of these conditions.

The Board has been unable to locate a military medical separation examination in the claims file and is therefore remanding the appeal for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

The Board has denied service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claim for a compensable rating for erectile dysfunction due to pending VA medical records.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate VA examination reports. The issues include arthritis, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, kidney conditions, gallbladder conditions, appendix conditions, sinusitis, erectile dysfunction, and eye problems. These matters will be addressed by new medical opinions regarding exposure at Pease Air Force Base.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to non-compliance with previous directives and to ensure the Veteran is provided adequate opportunity to attend VA examinations.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and unspecified anxiety, was granted service connection. Left ear hearing loss and erectile dysfunction were also granted. However, the Veteran's lumbar spine disability, left knee flexion limitation, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy with radiculopathy (sciatic nerve), and hypertension are denied. The rating for diabetes mellitus is not met.