Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2025

The veteran was granted a 70% rating for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including anxiety and major depressive disorders. All other issues were remanded for further review.

The appeal for service connection of erectile dysfunction, including as secondary to a service-connected depressive disorder, has been remanded. The Board needs more information and medical opinions.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of erectile dysfunction to obtain a more adequate VA opinion. The Veteran contends that his erectile dysfunction is secondary to his service-connected disabilities, including low back disability and hypertension.

The veteran's PTSD rating was restored to 50% and an increased rating in excess of 70% for PTSD is granted. The claim for glaucoma and its effective date were denied, and the issue of erectile dysfunction was remanded.

The veteran's claims for service connection for several conditions, including lumbar spine, cervical spine, and residuals of brain injury, were reopened due to new and material evidence. Service connection was granted for cervical spine condition, thoracolumbar spine condition, headaches, anemia, and erectile dysfunction. Special monthly compensation (SMC) based on loss of use of a creative organ was also granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) because the evidence did not show that his service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Board granted service connection for the veteran's erectile dysfunction, finding it secondary to his service-connected major depressive disorder.

The veteran's claim for service connection of erectile dysfunction as secondary to his service-connected thrombosis was granted.

The Board granted service connection for the veteran's erectile dysfunction, recognizing that it began during his service in the Navy.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, hypercholesterolemia / hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and right ear hearing loss was denied. The veteran's claim for other specified trauma and stressor related disorder was granted. Claims for sleep apnea, chronic fatigue syndrome, auditory processing disorder (APD), and erectile dysfunction were remanded.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for sarcoidosis was denied. The veteran was granted a 10 percent rating for hypertension and an earlier effective date of May 15, 2018, for service connection. The veteran's claim for a higher rating for chronic kidney disease was denied, but an earlier effective date of May 15, 2018, for service connection was granted. The veteran's claim for a compensable rating for erectile dysfunction (ED) was denied, but an earlier effective date of May 15, 2018, for service connection was granted. Several issues were remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection of erectile dysfunction. The earliest possible effective date is August 24, 2022.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to September 8, 2009. The evidence did not show that the veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.

The veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and bilateral hearing loss were granted. The claim for an increased rating for tinnitus was denied. Claims for GERD and seizures were remanded.

Service connection for sleep apnea is denied. Service connection for a groin condition, including erectile dysfunction, is remanded for further evaluation.

Service connection for bilateral hearing loss, IBS, and restless leg syndrome was denied. Service connection for erectile dysfunction and headaches is remanded.

The veteran's claim for service connection for headaches was granted. The claims for erectile dysfunction and a right lower extremity nerve condition were remanded for further evaluation.

The veteran's request for a higher rating for depressive disorder was denied. The appeals for service connection for erectile dysfunction, hypertension, right arm numbness/neuropathy, and right ankle numbness/neuropathy were dismissed as moot because these conditions were already granted service connection.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment, so he is granted a total disability evaluation due to individual unemployability (TDIU).

The veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment, so he is granted a total disability evaluation due to individual unemployability (TDIU).