Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for a cardiac disability but denied service connection for diabetes mellitus type 2 with erectile dysfunction, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy.

The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from August 31, 2016, and an effective date of the same for DEA benefits under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35.

The Board remands the claim for a new VA medical opinion to properly consider direct and secondary theories of entitlement.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction, finding no evidence of an in-service injury or disease related to the condition and no current disability that was caused or aggravated by a service-connected disability.

The Board remands the claims for an initial compensable evaluation for erectile dysfunction and an increased initial evaluation for prostate cancer with proctectomy due to a duty to assist error regarding missing VA treatment records.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as remanded several issues for further development.

The Board denied service connection for erectile dysfunction as there is no evidence that the disability began during active service, has been chronic or continuous since service, or is otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.

The Board granted restoration of a 10 percent disability rating for right knee scarring and a 50 percent disability rating for bilateral pes planus, effective April 19, 2022. The appeal for an earlier effective date for TDIU and SMC was denied, as was the claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction as it is proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected right inguinal hernia.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability and remanded the issue of service connection for erectile dysfunction due to an inadequate medical opinion.

The Board remands the claim for a new medical opinion to clarify the etiology of the Veteran's claimed erectile dysfunction, as the previous opinion was insufficient.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection for Parkinson's disease, cerebral infarction, atrial fibrillation, prostate cancer, and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions as the evidence of record does not support a finding that any of these disabilities are related to the Veteran's active military service.

The Board denied service connection for erectile dysfunction, GERD, and bilateral hearing loss as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral knee disabilities and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on loss of use of a creative organ. The left knee disability claim was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction, effective from July 9, 2007, based on the Veteran's exposure to environmental toxins during his active service in Southwest Asia.

The Board denied a compensable rating for headaches and remanded the claim for service connection for penile disorder (erectile dysfunction).

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction was found to be aggravated by his service-connected prostate cancer, and an earlier effective date of July 3, 2017, for special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ is granted.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for bilateral tinea unguium and remanded the claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction and bilateral flatfoot.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction (ED) as secondary to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.