Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction and prostate cancer to correct pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Board denied service connection for a traumatic brain injury, denied 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, and denied an earlier effective date for the award of a 100 percent disability rating for prostate cancer.

The Board remands the claims for a disability rating in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction and an initial compensable rating for hypertension to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted a 40 percent rating for benign prostatic hypertrophy and denied a compensable rating for erectile dysfunction, while dismissing the appeal regarding a right groin disability.

The veteran withdrew his appeals for higher ratings and initial compensable ratings for the service-connected conditions before the Board could make a decision.

The Board denied a rating greater than 100 percent for the Veteran's unspecified trauma disorder and major depressive disorder with alcohol abuse, but remanded claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to the trauma disability and special monthly compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(k).

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to depression but denied service connection for an anxiety disorder associated with PTSD as secondary to PTSD.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection and special monthly compensation, as well as ratings for various conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have prevented him from working since September 5, 2017, and he is entitled to a total disability rating for individual unemployability (TDIU) effective that date.

The Board remands the issue of service connection for erectile dysfunction, as secondary to hypertension, due to an inadequate VA examination and opinion.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of erectile dysfunction to obtain a more adequate medical opinion.

The Board remands the case to obtain a new VA examination to address whether the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is caused or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for hyperlipidemia, vitamin D deficiency, and other conditions. The remaining claims were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected depression and musculoskeletal disabilities, with obesity as an intermediate step.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment prior to November 11, 2020, warranting a total rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits.

The Board denied service connection for diabetic retinopathy, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, and various forms of peripheral neuropathy as not being etiologically related to the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including a bilateral eye condition, psychiatric disability, and other disabilities. Service connection was granted for a dental condition solely to establish eligibility for outpatient dental treatment.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for direct payment of attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in the July 2023 rating decision.

The Board granted an initial 70 percent rating for major depressive disorder and an effective date of March 2, 2022, for total disability due to individual unemployability.

The Board denied service connection for benign prostate hyperplasia, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to in-service exposure or other in-service injury.