Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2026

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including major depressive disorder and prostate cancer residuals, have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted a TDIU based on the severity of his mental health issues and physical limitations.

The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability (unspecified depressive and anxiety disorders with alcohol use) was granted a 70% rating effective June 8, 2022. The effective date for TDIU and DEA eligibility is also set to June 8, 2022.

The Board denied service connection for Erectile Dysfunction, finding that the evidence did not show a direct relationship to service or any service-connected disability.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for prostate cancer, basal cell carcinoma leg and nose scars status post removal (BCC), sinus bradycardia with tricuspid regurgitation and first degree AV block (regurgitation), erectile dysfunction (ED), and stress urinary incontinence (SUI) due to inadequate VA medical opinions regarding the Veteran's exposure to contaminated water at Camp LeJeune.

The Veteran's claims for diabetes mellitus type II, prostate cancer, and erectile dysfunction have been granted effective June 2, 2021.,An earlier effective date is not warranted as the claims were previously denied in April 2018.

The Board has remanded the cases of erectile dysfunction and bilateral hearing loss due to a lack of notification of the right to a hearing.

The Veteran's claims for service connection on multiple conditions are being remanded due to the need for further development and clarification of his military service records.

The Board has decided to remand the claim of service connection for erectile dysfunction due to conflicting opinions and a need for additional evidence.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and inadequate medical opinions. The Veteran is not entitled to secondary service connection for erectile dysfunction, left hip osteoarthritis, or right hip osteoarthritis as these conditions are not caused by his service-connected disabilities. For lumbosacral strain, a new VA examination is required to discount the beneficial effects of pain medications and establish a baseline severity level.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are remanded due to the need for a VA examination regarding his erectile dysfunction, as well as an evaluation of his bilateral knee and wrist disorders without medication.

The Board has denied service connection for various conditions including liver disability, kidney disability, temporomandibular disorder, right hip disability, left hip disability, and left shoulder disability. The Veteran's claims were not supported by current diagnoses or evidence of functional impairment.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is found to be related to his active duty service, and the claim for service connection is granted.

The Board has granted service connection for Parkinson's disease and its secondary disabilities, including peripheral vestibular disorders, 5th cranial nerve, 7th cranial nerve, 10th cranial nerve, 11th cranial nerve, bilateral upper extremity radial nerves, bilateral lower extremity sciatic nerves, erectile dysfunction, and SMC based on loss of use of a creative organ. The effective date for these benefits is June 18, 2022.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, hypothyroidism, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction, rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board granted entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's claims for service connection for prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction (ED) are being remanded due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Veteran's DIC claim under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 is granted, and his nonservice-connected death pension benefits are denied due to lack of wartime service.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to June 20, 2013, for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the loss of use of a creative organ is denied because there was no evidence of erectile dysfunction before that date.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction, left knee osteoarthritis, and residuals of left wrist fracture are granted service connection. The Veteran is awarded a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss but not for the left knee or left wrist conditions.

The Veteran's claims for tinnitus, PTSD, and other service-connected conditions have been granted. Claims for tension headaches, costochondritis, acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, bilateral shoulder disorders, ED, keloids, left hip disorder, ulcers, vision disorder, bilateral wrist disorders, cervical spine disorder, lumbosacral spine disorder, right knee disorder, left knee disorder, and gastrointestinal (GI) disorder other than ulcer have been denied. The case is REMANDED for further action.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings have been granted, with effective dates ranging from January 1, 2016 to October 30, 2014. The appeal for an earlier effective date for a 20% rating for left lower extremity neuropathy has been dismissed.