Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2025

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for right knee, left hip, and left knee disorders as untimely. The appeal for a compensable rating for erectile dysfunction was denied due to no evidence of penile deformity or renal/voiding dysfunction.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left elbow disability, tinnitus, testicle disability (including erectile dysfunction), and peripheral neuropathy in all extremities due to lack of evidence supporting current diagnoses or a nexus to service.

The Board remands the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including diabetes mellitus, type II, and related disabilities, due to a need for further development of evidence.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including prostate cancer, diabetes mellitus, tremors (claimed as Parkinson's disease), erectile dysfunction, an acquired psychiatric disorder, diabetic retinopathy, hypertension, and peripheral neuropathy and vascular disease in the extremities.

The Board remands the matter for a VA Housebound and Aid and Attendance examination to determine if the Veteran's service-connected PTSD with TBI renders him permanently housebound.

The Board remands the case for additional procedural development, specifically to issue a Statement of the Case (SOC) addressing whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claims.

The Board denied a compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss prior to June 26, 2023, and remanded the claims for service connection for various conditions including knee disorders, sleep apnea, erectile dysfunction, sleep disorder, psychiatric disorder, and neuropathy of multiple extremities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction as there was no current diagnosis of the condition.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes, coronary artery disease and old myocardial infarction, prostate cancer, left lower extremity diabetic neuropathy, right lower extremity diabetic neuropathy, erectile dysfunction, and special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ. The claims for service connection for a left leg skin disorder, vision disorder, and obstructive sleep apnea were denied.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD, an initial rating in excess of 40 percent for IVDS with erectile dysfunction, and a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities for further development.

The Board denied a disability rating higher than 10 percent for service-connected hypertension and remanded several other claims, including those related to erectile dysfunction, left Achilles tendon rupture and repair, PTSD, TDIU, and SMC.

The Board denied an effective date prior to July 20, 2007, for the award of a TDIU and SMC(s) due solely to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD with memory loss.

The Board remands the claims for a compensable rating for COPD with emphysema and service connection for ED, including as secondary to other trauma and stressor related disorder, due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for hypertension and erectile dysfunction, and remanded a claim for service connection for sleep disruption disorder.

The Board granted readjudication of the claims for service connection for hypertension and lumbosacral strain (back pain) based on new evidence, while denying increased ratings for posttraumatic stress disorder with alcohol use disorder and tinnitus. The Board also remanded several other claims for further development.

The Board dismissed motions to revise on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) a July 2021 decision regarding earlier effective dates for service connection for various diabetic conditions.

The Board remands the claim for a medical addendum opinion to determine if erectile dysfunction is caused or aggravated by service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for gastrointestinal reflux disease, irritable bowel syndrome, and a compensable disability rating for erectile dysfunction.

The appeal for service connection and increased rating claims was dismissed due to untimely filing of the notice of disagreement.

The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error in obtaining adequate VA examinations and medical opinions.