Erectile dysfunction decisions — 2026

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty to assist error, requiring a new opinion on whether the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus caused or aggravated his erectile dysfunction.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder to include anxiety and depression, erectile dysfunction, bilateral ankle disability, left knee osteoarthritis, hypertension, and gastritis are all granted as service-connected.,Service connection is established for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder to include anxiety and depression, erectile dysfunction, bilateral ankle disability, left knee osteoarthritis, hypertension, and gastritis.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is secondary to his hypertension medication. The Veteran needs additional VA medical opinions to determine if his ED disability was caused or aggravated by his HTN medication.

The Board has denied service connection for various conditions including a heart disorder, arthritis of the right big toe, PTSD, erectile dysfunction secondary to PTSD, plantar fasciitis, and a right ankle disorder. The claims are being remanded for further examination and opinion regarding the right knee condition.

The Board has granted an effective date of October 21, 2024 for the award of SMC based on a need for A&A. The Veteran's service-connected conditions did not increase in severity within one year prior to this decision.

The Board has decided that the Veteran is eligible to receive past-due benefits awarded in a February 6, 2025 rating decision. However, due to an error in not documenting these past-due benefits, the case is being remanded for further action.

The Veteran's claim for ED was denied as there is no current disability.,Right carpal tunnel syndrome was denied due to insufficient evidence linking it to the TERA exposure.,Left carpal tunnel syndrome was denied as the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of this condition.,Right ankle sprain and left foot pes planus were both denied because there is no current disability.,Right foot pes planus was denied due to lack of evidence.,Non-diabetic neuropathy of the right upper extremity was denied as it is currently diagnosed as right carpal tunnel syndrome.

The Board has denied service connection for various conditions including an acquired psychiatric disorder, visual impairment, bilateral hearing loss, erectile dysfunction, a right elbow disorder, a right foot disorder, and a right lower extremity nerve disability due to the lack of evidence showing these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Veteran's prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction are granted service connection with an effective date of October 3, 2019. The Veteran also receives SMC based on loss of use of a creative organ starting from the same date.

The Board has granted service connection for prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction as due to herbicide exposure, specifically Agent Orange. The Veteran's prostate cancer is presumed based on his military service in Thailand during the Vietnam era.

The Board denied service connection for erectile dysfunction, glaucoma, Raynaud's syndrome, and sinusitis.,There is no evidence of a current disability in any of these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to PTSD, but has remanded the claims of sleep apnea and migraines due to insufficient medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including PTSD, Neurocognitive Impairment, CFS, Chronic Pain Disorder, Neck and Upper Airway Disorder, Obesity, Nephropathy, Bilateral Pes Planus, Left Knee Disorder, Left Shoulder Disorder, Right Shoulder Disorder, Right Wrist Disorder, Lumbar Spine Disorder, Bilateral Lower Extremity Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (PN), Hearing Loss, ED, and GU Disorder. The decision is based on the absence of a current diagnosis for these conditions.

The Veteran's bilateral plantar fasciitis, eye/vision disability, head injury, left ankle and right ankle disabilities, left knee and right knee disabilities, mid/lower back disability, and tinnitus were not incurred in or aggravated by service.,Service connection for ED as secondary to PTSD was granted.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations to address his claims for service connection for various conditions, including sleep apnea, erectile dysfunction, heart condition, liver condition, kidney condition, lung condition, sinusitis, rhinitis, peripheral neuropathy of the hands and feet. The examinations will assess whether these conditions are related to service or other factors.

The Board has vacated the decisions denying earlier effective dates for erectile dysfunction and bilateral lower extremity neuropathies, and has remanded these issues to allow for a determination on whether there was clear and unmistakable error in the September 10, 2019 rating decision.

The Veteran's entitlement to an effective date of November 1, 2023 for the assignment of special monthly compensation (SMC) based on loss of use of a creative organ is granted. The SMC was originally assigned on April 26, 2024, but should have been effective from the day following his retirement from active service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for gastrointestinal disability, erectile dysfunction, sleep apnea, neck disability, left arm disability, and left hand disability due to potential service connection based on exposure at Camp Lejeune. The VA will obtain medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of these disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and OSA due to PTSD are granted with effective dates of April 14, 2021. The earlier effective date claims for prostatitis, chest scar, tender chest scar, and back scar are dismissed as a matter of law.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II, is granted an initial rating of 40 percent effective April 29, 2014. Effective dates for service connection and SMC benefits are also granted.