Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2025

The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus and remanded the claims for increased ratings for tension headaches, PTSD, burn scar of the right flank area, left ear hearing loss, pseudofolliculitis barbae, erectile dysfunction, and entitlement to TDIU.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error, specifically the failure to obtain an adequate VA examination.

The Board denied service connection for a disability manifested by urinary frequency, erectile dysfunction, and an acquired psychiatric disorder as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions. The claims were not granted.

The veteran withdrew all pending appeals.

The Board granted service connection for steatohepatitis and gastrointestinal impairment, to include chronic diarrhea and GERD. The claims for a chronic cough, right upper extremity neuropathy, left upper extremity neuropathy, facial scar, back disability, left hip disability, bilateral hand osteoarthritis, hemorrhoids, erectile dysfunction, and hypertension were denied.

The Board granted service connection for prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction, as secondary to the service-connected prostate cancer.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hypertension and persistent depressive disorder with unspecified anxiety disorder and neurocognitive disorder, but remanded other claims related to diabetes, peripheral neuropathy, headaches, lumbar spine disability, radiculopathy, left ankle disorder, chronic fatigue, prostate cancer residuals, erectile dysfunction, and more.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection and increased ratings due to the Veteran's withdrawal of certain claims, and denied other claims based on a lack of evidence supporting current diagnoses or sufficient symptoms.

The Veteran's claim for a higher level of special monthly compensation (SMC) was denied as the evidence did not show that he required personal health-care services provided on a daily basis in his home by a person who is licensed to provide such services or under the regular supervision of a licensed health-care professional.

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

The Board reinstated the 100 percent disability rating for prostate cancer with residual erectile dysfunction, effective March 1, 2025, and granted an initial 10 percent disability rating for hypertension.

The Veteran's requests for extensions of time to file Board Appeal requests were denied, and the attempted appeals were dismissed.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for erectile dysfunction as there was no evidence of deformity of the penis with loss of erectile power.

The Board granted service connection for left lower extremity neuropathy, right lower extremity neuropathy, erectile dysfunction, a skin disability diagnosed as dermatitis, and COPD, all secondary to in-service exposure to toxins including herbicides. The initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, erectile dysfunction, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to a procedural defect in the Veteran's request for Higher Level Review.

The Veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection of erectile dysfunction and an increased rating for asthma.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction, cervical spine condition, and tinea pedis and unguium but denied service connection for earaches, bilateral hearing loss, and vertigo.

The Board granted a rating of 70 percent for major depressive disorder and unspecified anxiety disorder, effective January 1, 2019.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction, to include as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine, but denied earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection for scars on the left knee and face.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD with insomnia, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.