Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2025

The appeal challenging the proposed severance of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and erectile dysfunction was dismissed as the notice of disagreement did not properly initiate an appeal.

The Board denied service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and remanded the claim for erectile dysfunction (ED), to include as secondary to hypertension.

The Board granted service connection for thyroid cancer and denied an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD, while remanding claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction, squamous cell carcinoma and malignant melanoma, and TDIU.

The Board remands the claim for an addendum medical opinion to address whether the Veteran's service-connected lumbosacral strain with sclerosis or its prescribed medications caused his erectile dysfunction.

The Board grants service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected major depressive disorder (MDD).

The Board remands the claim for service connection of erectile dysfunction to obtain an addendum opinion addressing both causation and aggravation.

The Board granted service connection for GERD and denied service connection for chronic sinusitis, while denying an initial compensable rating for erectile dysfunction. The remaining claims were remanded.

The Board granted the readjudication of service connection for diabetes, but denied or remanded other claims based on a lack of new and relevant evidence or due to incomplete medical records.

The veteran's appeal requests for service connection were dismissed as they were not timely filed.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for urethral stricture and associated erectile dysfunction, status-post transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) surgery due to a finding that the proximate cause of these conditions was not as a result of carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault on the part of VA.

The Board granted service connection for unspecified anxiety disorder and denied service connection for PTSD, diabetes mellitus, type II, sleep apnea, hypertension, heart disability, headaches, erectile dysfunction, and remanded the claims for secondary service connection and TDIU.

The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and remanded claims for gastroesophageal reflux disease and erectile dysfunction.

The Board dismissed the appeal regarding a proposed reduction in the disability rating for bladder cancer and denied entitlement to a compensable disability rating for erectile dysfunction.

The Board granted an effective date of December 30, 2021 for the grant of service connection for prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction, and scars status-post robotic radical prostatectomy.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates, increased ratings, and service connection due to a lack of evidence supporting these claims.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction, and hypertension as they did not meet the criteria. The claim for obstructive sleep apnea was remanded for further development.

The Board denied various claims for earlier effective dates and service connection, dismissed a claim for an earlier effective date for Cushing's syndrome, and remanded claims for erectile dysfunction, multiple sclerosis, and TDIU.

The Board remands the claims for increased disability evaluations for sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, irritable bowel syndrome, chronic cough of unknown etiology, and erectile dysfunction due to outstanding relevant VA treatment records.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction (ED) secondary to the Veteran's service-connected major depressive disorder with generalized anxiety disorder.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for PTSD and major depressive disorder, denied service connection for colon polyps, type II diabetes, sinusitis, and chronic bronchitis, and granted service connection for allergic rhinitis, sleep apnea, and erectile dysfunction. Five neuropathy conditions were remanded for further development.