Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and consideration due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the secondary service connection claims for GERD and ED. The Veteran's conditions are being considered as potentially caused or aggravated by his service-connected knee disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for ED was granted. The claims for diabetes mellitus type II, left ear hearing loss, and right ear hearing loss are remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to outstanding medical records, unclear diagnoses, and inadequate VA examination findings. The Veteran's prostate disorder is being reviewed for service connection.

The Veteran's prostate cancer is granted service connection due to his service-connected bladder cancer. The issues of thyroid and lung cancers are dismissed as the Appellant requested withdrawal. The issue of erectile dysfunction is remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's service-connected prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction, urinary incontinence, and ischemic heart disease are granted. The Veteran is also granted a TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to lack of substantial compliance with previous remand directives and for further development, including obtaining an addendum medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's BPH with LUTS and/or erectile dysfunction.

The Board has determined that additional evidence was added to the record since the most recent Supplemental Statement of the Case, and as such, these matters are being remanded for readjudication.

The Board has remanded the claims due to incomplete information regarding the Veteran's periods of active service, ACDUTRA, and INACDUTRA. The RO is instructed to gather this information and include it in the claims file.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a low back condition, rib fracture residuals, and erectile dysfunction due to inadequate medical opinions in previous remands. Additional development is required.

The Veteran's right ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain is granted an initial 20 percent rating throughout the appeal period.,The Veteran's bilateral cataracts are not rated higher than 10 percent.,The Veteran's PTSD with insomnia is granted a 30 percent rating from July 14, 2022, to October 24, 2022.,The Veteran's erectile dysfunction does not warrant a separate compensable rating.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type 2 with erectile dysfunction is rated at 20 percent, the minimum rating required for a restricted diet and oral glycemic agents. The Board found that regulation of activities was not required as part of his medical management.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate compliance with previous remand directives and insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's erectile dysfunction. The Veteran is requested to undergo a new VA examination to address these issues.

The Board has remanded the claims for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for a back disability, an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for an acquired psychiatric disorder prior to May 16, 2013, and in excess of 70 percent thereafter, and entitlement to a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to May 3, 2011. The remand includes obtaining retrospective opinions on the Veteran's functional ability during flares for the entire period on appeal and determining whether his ED was caused or aggravated by his service-connected psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction, hypertension, cervical spine degenerative arthritis, right and left tennis elbow, left shoulder arthritis, left hand neuropathy, right leg neuropathy, and left wrist carpal tunnel syndrome has been granted. The PACT Act expanded the presumptive exposure for hypertension to include veterans who were exposed to herbicide agents during service in Vietnam.

The Veteran's appeal of entitlement to service connection for erectile dysfunction has been withdrawn.,The Board has remanded the issues of initial increased (compensable) rating for left hip degenerative arthritis, service connection for chronic back pain, and service connection for right knee and left knee chronic pain.

The Veteran's claims for higher ratings on several service-connected conditions are remanded due to the need for new evaluations and assessments.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction and nephropathy with hypertension; bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the sciatic and femoral nerves; bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy; and a lumbar spine disability have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted entitlement to TDIU for the entire period of the appeal.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, GERD, a recurrent stomach disability, and erectile dysfunction due to incomplete records from Social Security Administration (SSA).

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes has been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. Service connection is granted for a lumbar spine disability resulting from aggravation by his service-connected knee disabilities.,The Veteran's chest pain (claimed as costochondritis) remains on appeal, with an addendum opinion required to address all documented in-service incidents of chest pain.

The Veteran's OSA is granted as due to his service-connected multiple sclerosis. The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is remanded for an additional medical opinion.