Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for a left hand disorder and chronic fatigue syndrome but granted service connection for erectile dysfunction, which is linked to the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board remands the claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction to obtain a new medical opinion that addresses whether the Veteran's condition is caused or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD with anxiety, night terrors and insomnia.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction due to exposure to Agent Orange, as an adequate medical opinion was not obtained.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(o) and (r)(1) based on his need for aid and attendance due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including renal failure, sleep apnea, erectile dysfunction, blackout spells, swelling of the eyelids, diminished eyesight, sleep deprivation, and bladder incontinence. The Board also denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for left ankle tendonitis associated with residual scar.

The Board remands the claims for an initial compensable evaluation for hypertension, TDIU, and service connection for various secondary conditions due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error.

The Board denied a compensable rating for erectile dysfunction and remanded issues related to earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for prostate cancer, ED, and special monthly compensation.

The Board granted a 40% initial rating for left upper extremity paresthesia, hypoesthesia and denied higher ratings or service connection for other conditions.

The Board remands the claims for a higher rating for various conditions, including lumbar spine disability and peripheral neuropathies, due to an incomplete record of private treatment records.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction and urinary incontinence, and granted an initial 10 percent rating for right lower extremity radiculopathy from December 1, 2007, through February 11, 2020.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for service-connected erectile dysfunction due to the absence of evidence of penile deformity.

The Board granted service connection for prostate cancer and remanded the claims for erectile dysfunction and voiding dysfunction as they may be related to the Veteran's service at Camp Lejeune.

The Board granted service connection for prostate cancer as secondary to in-service exposure to diesel exhaust and erectile dysfunction as secondary to the now-service-connected prostate cancer.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and denied earlier effective dates for headaches, but granted an earlier effective date of January 12, 2012, for prostate cancer-related conditions. The decision also remanded Meniere's disease and granted special monthly compensation at the housebound rate.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's passing during its pendency.

The Board remands the claim for a genitourinary disorder, to include ED and a prostate condition, due to duty-to-assist errors that occurred prior to the August 2024 decision on appeal.

The Board dismissed the claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction as it had already been granted in full, and denied a rating higher than 10 percent for GERD with hiatal hernia and gastroduodenitis. The claims for service connection for left and right knee conditions were remanded.

The Board denied an effective date prior to August 10, 2022 for the award of service connection for valvular heart disease with cardiomyopathy and atrial fibrillation, sleep apnea, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and male testis hypogonadism.

The Board granted an effective date of September 16, 2019, for the grant of service connection for prostatic adenocarcinoma, erectile dysfunction, and scars, anterior trunk (abdominal) area, residual of radical prostatectomy surgery.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection for erectile dysfunction and special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ, as well as an earlier effective date for left lower extremity lumbar radiculopathy.