Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2025

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates, finding that the evidence did not support higher evaluations or earlier dates of entitlement.

The Board denied service connection for erectile dysfunction and a neck disability, but remanded the claims for a skin disability (seborrheic dermatitis) and a psychiatric disability (PTSD).

The Board granted an effective date of July 16, 2016 for the award of service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to a cerebrovascular accident and special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, finding no new and relevant evidence to support a change in previous denials.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an increased compensable evaluation for erectile dysfunction.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, and remanded several service connection claims due to missing service treatment records.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 10 percent for hypertension and denied a higher rating, while remanding several service connection claims.

The Board denied service connection for a fatigue disorder, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), and erectile dysfunction as not being related to the Veteran's military service or any service-connected disability. The claim for obstructive sleep apnea was remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to include major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder with mood swings, as well as erectile dysfunction secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities. However, it denied a higher initial rating for migraines including migraine variants.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction secondary to the Veteran's service-connected traumatic brain injury.

The appeal for service connection for erectile dysfunction is remanded due to a need for an adequate VA medical opinion.

The Board denied an increased rating for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and granted service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to GAD, while remanding the claim for hypertension.

The Board remands the veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU due to outstanding medical records and the need for new VA examinations.

The appeal for service connection for erectile dysfunction (ED) is remanded to obtain a VA medication opinion regarding the etiology of ED, including whether it was caused or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected left knee disability.

The Board denied service connection for sinusitis and remanded claims related to earlier effective dates, peripheral neuropathy, and ED.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date than August 10, 2022, for SMC based on loss of use of a creative organ and for an award of service connection for neoplasms of the male reproductive system, erectile dysfunction, and for an abdomen scar, post-prostatectomy.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for erectile dysfunction and special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ, as he did not file a claim until November 16, 2021.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for a compensable rating for right ear hearing loss and service connection for left ear hearing loss, chronic fatigue syndrome, and erectile dysfunction.

The Board denied higher initial ratings for erectile dysfunction, right inguinal hernia, and scar -anterior trunk, abdomen (s/p right inguinal hernia repair), but granted a 10 percent rating for paresthesia -inferior maxillary fifth cranial nerve (now claimed as bruxism).

The Board remands the claims for peripheral vascular disease, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.