Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to a back disability and remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for tinnitus.

The Board granted the restoration of a 20 percent rating for hemorrhoids and denied an increased rating, while remanding service connection for erectile dysfunction.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to insufficient evidence of a current disability, and remanded the claim for erectile dysfunction to obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for headaches and remanded the claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including eye disorder, migraines, erectile dysfunction associated with PTSD, TBI, thyroid disorder, right knee arthritis, and left knee patellofemoral syndrome, for further development.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment prior to May 1, 2014.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction and a recurrent intestinal disability to include IBS and constipation for further development, including additional medical examinations.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left hip strain, lumbosacral strain, GERD, and ED to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted an effective date of March 7, 2023, for service connection and SMC but denied a compensable rating for ED and higher SMC.

The Board remands the claims for a new VA psychiatric examination and a VA erectile dysfunction examination due to improper notice of the Veteran's examinations.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings, as well as service connection for various conditions.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction and an initial disability rating of 10 percent for hypertension, but denied service connection for benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) and remanded claims for a skin condition and bilateral upper extremity neurological conditions.

The Veteran's service connection for hypertension as secondary to sleep apnea, and separate ratings for right knee meniscal tear and right ankle instability were granted. Other claims were denied.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of erectile dysfunction (ED) to obtain an adequate medical opinion addressing whether ED is caused or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and depressive disorder, not otherwise specified.

The Board granted service connection for headaches as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus and denied service connection for liver, right-hand, urinary, erectile dysfunction, IBS, lung nodules, GERD, and left shoulder conditions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a right hip strain and erectile dysfunction to obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for difficulty swallowing, stooped posture on the right and left sides, constipation, sexual dysfunction (erectile dysfunction), and loss of use of a creative organ. However, it denied higher ratings for these conditions as well as increased ratings for nerve impairments.

The Veteran was granted special monthly compensation (SMC) at the intermediate rate between 38 U.S.C. § 1114(l) and (m), but a higher level of SMC, including under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(r), was denied.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for all service connection claims.

The Veteran was granted a 60 percent rating for GERD, service connection for PTSD with anxiety and depression, and service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.