Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2025

The Board granted an initial rating of 20 percent for erectile dysfunction and denied a higher rating for the unspecified depressive disorder with sleep-wake disorder, while dismissing the TDIU claim as moot.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including verification of exposure to herbicide agents in Guam and obtaining a new medical opinion regarding skin disabilities.

The Board remands the claims for a genital disorder, right elbow disorder, and left elbow disorder to obtain additional medical evidence.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) for additional development and referral to the Director, Compensation Service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased disability evaluations for diabetes mellitus, right and left upper extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy, as well as service connection for kidney cancer.

The Board remands the claim for a medical opinion to determine if the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is related to his service, including any toxic exposure in Southwest Asia, or secondary to his service-connected PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed conditions, including a bilateral foot disability, tinea pedis, onychomycosis, hypertension, carpal tunnel syndrome, and erectile dysfunction, as there was no evidence to support a causal relationship between these conditions and his active duty service.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder and tinnitus, while denying service connection for various other disabilities including the right ankle, left ankle, right shoulder, left shoulder, right knee, left knee, heart, respiratory, kidney, venous thrombosis, urinary hesitancy, acute metabolic encephalopathy, hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, sleep disturbance, abdominal distension, atherosclerotic peripheral vascular disease, neurological disability, chronic fatigue syndrome, erectile dysfunction, stroke, skin disability, fibromyalgia, bilateral foot pain, hammer toes, tinea pedis, meningitis, GERD, traumatic brain injury, and irritable bowel syndrome. The Board also remanded the claims for service connection for hearing loss and a back disability.

The Board granted service connection for prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction with an effective date of May 18, 2010, based on the Veteran's presumed exposure to herbicide agents during his service in Vietnam.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction, secondary to PTSD, and remanded the claim for migraine headaches.

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 the evidence did not support an effective date prior to February 24, 2023.

The Board remands the issues of service connection for various conditions and readjudication of the character of service due to new evidence.

The Board granted service connection for radiculopathy of the right lower extremity and erectile dysfunction, to include as secondary to a back condition, for the purposes of accrued benefits. The Veteran's spouse was also granted special monthly compensation based on loss of use.

The Board remands the issues of service connection for various conditions, including psychiatric disorders and musculoskeletal problems, as additional evidence has not been considered by the agency of original jurisdiction.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction as secondary to prostate cancer for further evidentiary development, including obtaining an adequate medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction and remanded claims for fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), migraine headaches, and obstructive sleep apnea due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board granted service connection for coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, type II, prostate cancer, hypertension, erectile dysfunction as secondary to the service-connected conditions, and incontinence as secondary to the service-connected prostate cancer. The decision was based on the Veteran's presumed exposure to herbicide agents during his service near the Korean Demilitarized Zone.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for the Veteran's cause of death and entitlement to DIC benefits due to an inadequate medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected conditions and his death.

The Board denied service connection for anorexia nervosa and remanded the claims for alopecia areata, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, sleep apnea, a skin disorder, left big toe condition with chronic pain, infection and ingrown, and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance or housebound status.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to posttraumatic stress disorder and type II diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction, to include as secondary to OSA, for further development.