Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and erectile dysfunction as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected conditions, but remanded claims for gouty arthritis and a right knee disorder.

The Board denied service connection for left upper extremity radiculopathy, and remanded claims for service connection for a left wrist disability, erectile dysfunction, tension headaches, a left shoulder disability, and left lateral collateral ligament sprain (left ankle disability).

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, but granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to hypertension, major depressive disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder. It also granted increased evaluations of 20 percent for cervical spondylosis and 50 percent for migraines.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. § 1114(r)(1), subject to the law and regulations governing the award of monetary benefits.

The veteran's appeal was denied as the Board Appeal request was not timely filed within one year of the rating decisions issued on August 17, 2022, November 16, 2022, July 7, 2023, November 3, 2023, December 12, 2023, and March 14, 2024.

The Board granted an increased rating of 50 percent for sleep apnea prior to April 30, 2014, but denied a higher rating and any additional service-connected conditions.

The Board denied an initial rating higher than 50 percent for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood persistent (chronic) but granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, effective March 22, 2023.

The Board granted service connection for herpes (cold sores) and denied service connection for chronic sinusitis, a back disability, left knee pain, left shoulder disability, chronic fatigue syndrome, right lower extremity restless leg syndrome, left lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, left and right hand essential tremors, seborrheic dermatitis, allergic rhinitis, migraine headaches, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), hemorrhoids, right upper extremity radiculopathy, erectile dysfunction, and an increased rating for a psychiatric condition.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for posttraumatic stress disorder and unspecified depressive disorder effective March 3, 2021, and a 30 percent rating for gastroesophageal reflux disease from January 26, 2022.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and granted effective dates of August 24, 2021, for service connection grants.

The Board denied increased ratings for PTSD, interstitial lung disease, allergic rhinitis, and chronic sinusitis. The claims for service connection were remanded.

The Board denied a compensable rating for erectile dysfunction, an earlier effective date for special monthly compensation based on loss of use of creative organ, and an earlier effective date for service connection for voiding dysfunction.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for erectile dysfunction, as December 6, 2024, is the earliest possible effective date.

The Board denied service connection for chronic kidney disease, skin condition, erectile dysfunction, hiatal hernia, hypertension, and scleroderma as the evidence did not indicate these conditions were due to the Veteran's time in service or any of his service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, effective August 22, 2024.

The Veteran has withdrawn the appeal for all issues related to disability ratings for various service-connected conditions.

The Board granted service connection for various conditions, including hypertension, aortic aneurysm repair with heart disease, peripheral neuropathy, prostate cancer, and erectile dysfunction, effective April 14, 2018.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinnitus and denied the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, erectile dysfunction, sinusitis, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), hyperlipidemia, an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent for eczema, and an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for COPD.