Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2025

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for peripheral neuropathy of both upper extremities and remanded increased rating claims for peripheral neuropathy of all four extremities as well as a higher rating claim for prostate cancer with erectile dysfunction.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction and hypertension, to include as secondary conditions, due to deficiencies in previous medical opinions.

The Board remands the veteran's claims for increased ratings and other benefits due to incomplete records.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left knee, right knee, and/or left foot impairment.

The Board denied an effective date prior to July 13, 2023, for the award of service connection for erectile dysfunction and special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction, finding it to be secondary to the Veteran's service-connected sleep apnea.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction, prostate cancer, and a bladder disability due to an impermissible concurrent election under the modernized review system.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection for various conditions, including coronary artery disease and Parkinson's disease, as there was no evidence of direct or presumed exposure to herbicide agents prior to the enactment of the PACT Act on August 10, 2022.

The Board granted service connection for prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction, with the latter being secondary to the former.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, from November 6, 2022, and a 10 percent rating for hypertension.

The Board denied service connection for a penile condition, to include erectile dysfunction, and a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with alcohol use disorder in sustained remission. However, the Veteran was granted a total disability rating for compensation purposes due to individual unemployability (TDIU) and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on statutory housebound status.

The appeal was withdrawn by the Veteran, and all claims for service connection were dismissed.

The Board granted service connection for schizophrenia, finding that it manifested to a compensable degree within one year of the Veteran's separation from service.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection and ratings of erectile dysfunction, tinnitus, and PTSD, as well as higher ratings for tinnitus, migraine headaches, and PTSD with TBI. The Board also denied service connection for sleep apnea and ADHD, and remanded the matter of entitlement to a TDIU.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings, as well as other claims, finding that the evidence did not support entitlement to these benefits.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, while remanding the claims for erectile dysfunction and a headache disorder.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and erectile dysfunction as there was no evidence of a current disability at any time during or approximate to the pendency of the claim.

The Board granted service connection for migraines and denied it for pseudofolliculitis barbae. The other issues, including hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and effective dates, were remanded.

The Board denied a compensable disability rating for epididymitis and status post hemorrhoidectomy, granted a separate noncompensable rating for erectile dysfunction associated with epididymitis, and granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on loss of use of a creative organ.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction to correct a duty to assist error and obtain an addendum opinion regarding its potential secondary relationship to the Veteran's service-connected low back disability.