Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2025

The Board denied an increased rating for CAD, granted a 20 percent rating for painful scars of the anterior upper trunk, and granted a 10 percent rating for hypertension. The claims for increased ratings for GERD and ED were also denied.

The Board denied service connection for erectile dysfunction and denied increased ratings for a painful post-right inguinal hernia repair scar, hemorrhoids, and migraine headaches. The reduction of the rating for prostate cancer from 100 percent to 60 percent was upheld.

The appeal regarding entitlement to service connection for erectile dysfunction has been withdrawn by the Veteran and is dismissed.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection for erectile dysfunction and irritable bowel syndrome, as the evidence does not support an effective date prior to December 1, 2023.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction and hypertension, while denying increased ratings for allergic rhinitis, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, and GERD. The issue of GERD was dismissed as moot.

The Board granted service connection for status post prostatectomy due to prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction, resolving all doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board granted an effective date of June 23, 2023, for the award of a 50 percent rating for a psychiatric disorder but denied earlier effective dates for service connection and special monthly compensation.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD effective July 29, 2022, but denied other claims including earlier effective dates and service connection for various disabilities.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including bilateral pes planus and ischemic heart disease, due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction and TDIU, and assigned an initial evaluation of 30 percent for coronary artery disease prior to November 26, 2014. Other claims were denied or dismissed.

The Board remands the claim for an adequate VA examination to determine whether the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is caused or aggravated by his service-connected adjustment disorder.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of erectile dysfunction as secondary to a service-connected condition due to an inadequate VA examination opinion.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for service connection for various conditions as new and relevant evidence was not received.

The Veteran's service-connected malignant neoplasm of the prostate with urinary incontinence is granted a permanent and total disability rating, and DEA benefits are also granted. However, his service-connected ED does not warrant a compensable disability rating.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of erectile dysfunction as due to service-connected disabilities, including medications prescribed for those disabilities, for a medical opinion.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of March 1, 2020, for the award of service connection for erectile dysfunction and special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ.

The Board granted service connection for hypogonadism or low testosterone and ED, but denied service connection for syphilis. Several conditions were remanded for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for erectile dysfunction and hypertension, as well as earlier effective dates for both conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a certificate of eligibility for specially adapted housing and special home adaptation grant due to his service-connected disabilities not meeting the criteria.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction (ED) to obtain an adequate medical opinion on whether it is proximately due to or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.