Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2025

The claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for further development of evidence regarding exposure to herbicides at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas.

The Board remands the claim for an initial compensable rating for erectile dysfunction to ensure proper notice of the Veteran's right to a pre-decisional hearing was provided.

The Board denied service connection for left lower extremity (LLE) radicular pain and parasthesia, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ, and noncompensable service-connected disabilities. The issues of entitlement to an initial compensable disability rating for hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and a higher rating for special monthly compensation were also denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a TDIU from June 8, 2020, to October 25, 2023, and also denied his claim for SMC from October 26, 2023.

The Board remands the claims for further development and examination.

The Veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and erectile dysfunction, resulting in their dismissal.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher disability rating, an earlier effective date for service connection of erectile dysfunction, and an earlier effective date for special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating for diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction, service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, and total disability ratings for unemployability in certain periods.

The Board dismissed the veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU due to various conditions, as the issues were remanded under the modernized appeal system.

The Board denied service connection for coronary artery disease, an eye condition, a skin condition, diabetes mellitus type 2, and erectile dysfunction as the evidence did not support a link to the Veteran's active military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, finding that his service-connected conditions did not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for erectile dysfunction, headaches, and SMC based on loss of use of a creative organ.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction and diabetes mellitus, as secondary to a service-connected disability of cervical degenerative disc disease and degenerative arthritis with spinal stenosis and bulging discs, due to an inadequate medical opinion.

The Board dismissed the claims for a compensable rating for service-connected erectile dysfunction and increased special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ, as there remains no case or controversy with respect to these issues over which the Board may exercise jurisdiction. The claims for an increased disability rating for major depressive disorder, left knee disability, and service connection for right knee disability are remanded due to duty to assist errors.

The Board restored the Veteran's 70 percent rating for insomnia disorder, effective April 1, 2024. The appeal to establish service connection for various conditions was denied or dismissed.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of erectile dysfunction as secondary to PTSD and gastrointestinal cancer due to a need for an additional medical opinion.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for diabetes, erectile dysfunction, sleep apnea, and migraine, all claimed as secondary to service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with stimulant use disorder, but granted TDIU due to service-connected disabilities and service connection for erectile dysfunction and decreased libido as secondary to service-connected PTSD with stimulant use disorder.

The Veteran's service connection for erectile dysfunction (ED) was granted, while his claim for high blood pressure was denied. The remaining claims were remanded.

The appeal for service connection for chronic epididymitis and erectile dysfunction was dismissed as the issues have been fully resolved in favor of the Veteran.