Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2025

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for erectile dysfunction, finding that he is already receiving the maximum noncompensable (zero percent) rating and there was no evidence of additional impairment.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including right hip disorder, genitourinary disorders, loss of sense of smell, and others, finding no evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service or toxic exposure at Camp Lejeune.

The appeal was dismissed due to an impermissible concurrent election of review options under the Appeals Modernization Act.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction, to include as secondary to PTSD, for a VA medical examination and opinion.

The Board granted restoration of service connection for right middle finger laceration scar, prostate cancer surgical scar, erectile dysfunction, PTSD, malignant neoplasms of the prostate with radical prostatectomy and residual urinary incontinence due to agent orange exposure, tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and special monthly compensation for loss of use of a creative organ.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for sinusitis and erectile dysfunction due to deficiencies in the record, including inadequate medical opinions.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of September 23, 2006, for the award of service connection for erectile dysfunction and special monthly compensation (SMC)(k) based on loss of use of a creative organ.

The Board denied service connection for several conditions, including perifollicular ingrown hairs, mixed hyperlipidemia, diabetes mellitus, type II, kidney disease, erectile dysfunction, gout, and hypertension. However, it remanded claims for readjudication of right shoulder strain/pain, right knee pain, swollen joints in the right lower extremity, lumbar spine disability, and an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction and headaches due to a need for additional VA examinations.

The veteran's claims for higher disability ratings for hearing loss and diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction, and bilateral cataracts were denied. The claims for service connection for sleep apnea and total disability rating due to individual unemployability were remanded.

The Board denied increased ratings for the veteran's PTSD, degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine with IVDS and spinal stenosis, degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine, right upper extremity radiculopathy, bilateral hearing loss, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of October 23, 2018 for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and restored a 60 percent evaluation for hypertensive heart disease from April 14, 2022 to March 31, 2023. The claims for increased ratings for erectile dysfunction and obstructive sleep apnea were denied.

The Board granted service connection for prostate cancer with bladder outlet obstruction status-post radical prostatectomy and erectile dysfunction as secondary to the same, based on exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Board denied increased ratings for ischemic heart disease and right knee replacement with residuals, and remanded claims for service connection for neuropathy of the hands, feet, and erectile dysfunction.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and migraines as secondary to tinnitus and unspecified anxiety disorder due to inadequate medical opinions addressing both causation and aggravation.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for an acquired psychiatric disability, a sleep disorder, type two diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, vertigo, hypertension, migraine headaches, arthritis of various joints, and kidney disease.

The Board granted an initial rating of 10 percent for GERD and denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, left knee disability, low back disability, bilateral plantar fasciitis, right shoulder disability, respiratory disability, sleep apnea, and scars. Service connection was granted for irritable bowel syndrome, acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD and MDD), headache disability as secondary to PTSD/MDD, and erectile dysfunction as secondary to PTSD/MDD.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection and special monthly compensation, as there is no evidence to support an earlier effective date under the PACT Act.

The Board remands the claim for a new VA opinion to address outstanding questions of nexus and aggravation.

The Board denied a compensable rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae and remanded the claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction.