Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for further development and evidence collection, as some relevant private treatment records have not been obtained.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for a heart condition and erectile dysfunction due to or aggravated by service-connected disabilities for further development, including obtaining adequate medical opinions.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the award of service connection for hypertension, residuals of right PICA stroke, and erectile dysfunction based on the Veteran's initial claim filed on August 6, 2015.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for left ear hearing loss, right ear hearing loss, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and erectile dysfunction.

The Board granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome as secondary to an acquired psychiatric condition, but denied service connection for erectile dysfunction and left hip strain. The initial ratings for left wrist tendonitis and gastroesophageal reflux disease were also denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for erectile dysfunction as it has not manifested in loss of erectile power or internal/external penis deformity.

The appeal for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and erectile dysfunction with benign prostatic hyperplasia is dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a right thumb injury, Paget's disease, hypertension, erectile dysfunction (secondary to hypertension), and kidney disease (secondary to hypertension) as there was no evidence that any of these conditions began during active service or were otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for the Veteran's disabilities and ancillary compensation benefits, finding that August 8, 2023, was correctly assigned as the effective date.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction, to include as secondary to an acquired psychiatric disability, due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board granted an effective date of July 15, 2020, for the grant of service connection for erectile dysfunction and special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ. The claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for the circumcision scar and remanded several other conditions, including prostate cancer, ED, suprapubic pain, voiding dysfunction, tuberculosis, sarcoidosis, and granulomatous epididymitis, due to a need for further evidence.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for erectile dysfunction and special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ, as there were no unadjudicated claims prior to April 12, 2023.

The appeal for service connection for erectile dysfunction was dismissed due to untimely filing of the VA Form 10182.

The Board granted earlier effective dates from February 3, 2022, for the award of service connection and ratings for erectile dysfunction, special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ, degenerative arthritis of the right index finger, and a 10 percent disability rating for degenerative arthritis of the right thumb.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for service connection of various conditions, including fingers and wrists, but denied earlier effective dates for diabetic peripheral neuropathy, nephropathy, erectile dysfunction, and prostate cancer residuals.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for various conditions and denied service connection for a musculoskeletal disability, while remanding two skin and dizziness claims.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including stomach disability, fecal incontinence, urinary incontinence, diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction, left shoulder disability, residuals of fractured right middle finger, and right hip disability. The Board also denied increased ratings for shin splints, allergic rhinitis with history of sinusitis, post operative turbinate reduction, and residual scar of ganglion cyst removal.

The Board granted service connection for cataracts and erectile dysfunction as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hypertension.