Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction and obstructive sleep apnea to ensure that a VA examination is conducted to determine if these conditions are caused or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted an effective date of May 29, 2019 for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder but denied earlier effective dates and increased ratings for other conditions.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for TDIU and DEA benefits, service connection for ED as secondary to a depressive disorder, and special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ.

The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, benign prostatic hyperplasia, erectile dysfunction, and lower back strain as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or caused by active service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension and erectile dysfunction, to include as secondary to a service-connected anxiety disorder with major depressive disorder, due to inadequate VA opinions.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction and denied service connection for left foot tendonitis. The Veteran's gastroesophageal reflux disease and bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis were rated in excess of 10 percent and 50 percent, respectively.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and increased ratings due to a need for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions and updated VA treatment records.

The Board granted an effective date of April 5, 2018, for the award of service connection for PTSD and denied earlier effective dates for erectile dysfunction, left ear hearing loss, migraines, and other conditions.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and remanded the claims for erectile dysfunction and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, bilateral tinnitus, sleep disorder, erectile dysfunction, and right eye injury as new and relevant evidence was not received to readjudicate these claims.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction to obtain a VA medical nexus opinion regarding whether it is related to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for erectile dysfunction and remanded the claims for a sleep disorder and headaches to ensure proper development of evidence.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for erectile dysfunction as the Veteran failed to identify an appealable issue with which he disagrees.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for sleep apnea, cervical and thoracic spine disability, left upper extremity radiculopathy, lumbar spine condition, erectile dysfunction, and special monthly compensation based on loss of use to allow the AOJ to correct duty-to-assist errors.

The Board denied service connection for headaches and a genitourinary condition, including ED, as there was no evidence of a current disability or any link to the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted an effective date of December 14, 2023 for the 30 percent rating for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and denied an earlier effective date for a non-compensable rating for erectile dysfunction (ED) prior to July 9, 2024.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and somatic system disorder. The claims for shortness of breath, ache in chest and cough, erectile dysfunction, and TMJ dysfunction were remanded.

The Board denied a higher initial disability rating for erectile dysfunction but granted an earlier effective date of May 1, 2015, for total disability rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including tension headaches, bilateral plantar fasciitis, and a bilateral hearing loss disability. The Board also denied an initial compensable rating for the Veteran's headache disability.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for increased ratings of ischemic heart disease and diabetes, and these claims are dismissed.