Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2025

The appeal for service connection for various disabilities and an initial disability rating in excess of 50 percent for a mental health condition is remanded due to missing or incomplete service treatment records.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including prostate gland injuries, sleep apnea, DM, and hypertension, as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's military service. The application to readjudicate previously denied claims for memory loss, teeth removal, and eye defects was also denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings, finding no evidence to support a causal relationship between his conditions and military service or that his conditions are more severe than currently rated.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction and gastroesophageal reflux disease, both as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected depressive disorder.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for various service-connected conditions, except for a right hand 5th finger Depuytren's contracture, which was granted an initial 10 percent rating.

The Board remands the claims for further development, specifically to obtain private treatment records from Premier Medical Group.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for erectile dysfunction as it requires an addendum opinion addressing whether the condition is proximately due to or aggravated by a service-connected disability.

The appeals for service connection and higher initial rating were dismissed due to concurrent election of review options.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, dismissed the appeal for a rating in excess of 40 percent for residuals of prostate cancer due to untimely filing, and dismissed the appeal for a compensable rating for erectile dysfunction.

The Board granted a 60 percent rating for prostate cancer with residuals, denied ratings in excess of 10 percent for tachycardia and an initial compensable rating for erectile dysfunction, and granted service connection for a psychiatric disability.

The Board granted service connection for cancer of the frontal lobe to include residuals, a urinary condition as secondary to the Veteran's now service-connected cancer of the frontal lobe, and an erectile dysfunction as secondary to the Veteran's now service-connected cancer of the frontal lobe. The claims for pseudofolliculitis barbae and a sleep-related condition were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction, finding that it is secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied readjudication of increased rating claims for diabetes mellitus, bilateral knee, bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and cervical spine, as well as an earlier effective date for DEA and entitlement to TDIU due to the lack of new and relevant evidence.

The Board denied evaluations in excess of 10 percent for neuropathy and a compensable rating for hypertension, as well as an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus type II.

The appeal for service connection for residuals of left toe fracture and erectile dysfunction was dismissed as the notice of disagreement (NOD) was not filed within one year of notification of the September 2017 rating decision.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction, to include as secondary to service-connected tuberculosis, for further development of the record.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for migraines was granted, effective July 1, 2022. The claims for service connection for various conditions were either denied or remanded.

The appeal seeking service connection for erectile dysfunction was withdrawn by the Veteran before a decision was promulgated.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction to obtain additional evidence and a more thorough medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for prostate cancer, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and voiding dysfunction based on presumptive exposure to herbicide agents during the Veteran's service in Thailand.