Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction and gastroesophageal reflux disease as secondary to the veteran's service-connected lumbosacral strain with intervertebral disc syndrome, lumbar degenerative disc disease, and lumbar disc bulge.

The Board denied all claims for increased ratings or initial compensable evaluations for the veteran's service-connected conditions.

The Board remanded the claim for erectile dysfunction to obtain a new medical opinion considering all relevant evidence.

The Board remanded the claim for service connection of erectile dysfunction to correct a duty to assist error. The Veteran alleges that his condition began after taking medications for a service-connected foot injury.

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 alone prevented him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The veteran was granted a 60% rating for bladder cancer with voiding dysfunction and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for hypertension was denied. Service connection for tension headaches as secondary to a service-connected psychiatric condition was granted. Claims for erectile dysfunction and gastroesophageal reflux disease were remanded.

The Board denied all claims, including service connection for various disabilities and earlier effective dates for granted service connections.

The veteran's claim for service connection for prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction (ED) secondary to prostate cancer, both pursuant to the PACT Act, is granted. The claims for service connection for prostate cancer and ED prior to the PACT Act are remanded.

The veteran's appeal for earlier effective dates for service connection and benefits was granted. The Board determined that the veteran is entitled to an earlier effective date of May 31, 2019, for TBI with adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, TDIU, and DEA. Additionally, the veteran is entitled to an earlier effective date of April 22, 2021, for service connection for sleep apnea, diabetes mellitus, xerosis, erectile dysfunction, and SMC.

The appeals for service connection of right leg clot deep vein thrombosis (DVT), type 2 diabetes mellitus, prostate cancer, atrial fibrillation lung clot, and erectile dysfunction were dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for Total Disability based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected prostate cancer residuals was granted, with the effective date set to August 23, 2010.

Service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to diabetes is granted. All other conditions are denied.

The Board denied increased or initial ratings for the veteran's diabetes and related conditions, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for higher evaluations.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of Parkinson's disease, prostate cancer, urinary incontinence, and erectile dysfunction due to participation in a toxic exposure risk activity (TERA).

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, anxiety, and depression, was denied. The claims for headaches and erectile dysfunction were remanded for further evaluation.

The Board denied service connection for right ankle disability, lateral collateral ligament sprain of the left ankle, right foot pain, and left foot pain. It granted readjudication for diabetes mellitus (DM II) and sexual dysfunction but ultimately denied these claims as well. The claims for right knee, left knee, right hip, and left hip conditions were remanded.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of October 20, 2021, for total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is granted. The evidence shows the veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful employment since that date.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction, gastroparesis, and peripheral neuropathy in both arms and legs. The Board found that VA examinations were needed to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.

Service connection for asbestosis is denied. Other claims are remanded for further review.