Erectile dysfunction Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and arranging for VA examinations to address the Veteran's claims for service connection of depression, multi-level degenerative changes, and erectile dysfunction.

The Veteran is entitled to the services outlined in his Individual Independent Living Plan (IILP) for the period from July 27, 2005 to August 1, 2006.

The Veteran's bilateral pes planus and erectile dysfunction were shown in service and continue to be shown thereafter, warranting service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a Travel Board hearing. The issue remains whether he should be granted service connection for erectile dysfunction, which may or may not be related to his diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction was not incurred in or aggravated by active service, and is not proximately due to, the result of, or aggravated by a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the lack of evidence confirming his presence in Vietnam, which would allow for presumptive service connection based on Agent Orange exposure. The RO must verify if the Veteran was exposed to herbicides while serving in Thailand.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction is currently rated at 20 percent, and the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the Veteran's erectile dysfunction and its relationship to his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran is not entitled to an initial evaluation in excess of 40 percent for adenocarcinoma of the prostate, status-post prostatectomy with erectile dysfunction prior to September 29, 2004.

The Veteran's claim for a TDIU is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining employment information and a VA examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction as secondary to diabetes mellitus, and cataracts as secondary to diabetes mellitus due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction was not incurred in or aggravated by service and is not proximately due to or the result of a service-connected disability, including his PTSD.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied, with the exception of a denial for bilateral hearing loss. The Board found that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen his right eye disability claim. His other claims were also denied.

The Veteran's left ear hearing loss and tinnitus are related to in-service acoustic trauma.,The Veteran has a current prostate condition that is at least as likely as not related to his service.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus is presumed to have been due to service, including herbicide exposure. The Board finds that the Veteran has current peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, and erectile dysfunction that are related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is manifested by impotency without visible deformity of the penis due to service-connected cause. He is currently in receipt of special monthly compensation (SMC) based on loss of use of a creative organ, and thus receives compensation for loss of erectile power.

The Veteran's service-connected erectile dysfunction does not meet the criteria for special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including coronary artery disease (CAD) and diabetes mellitus, are reasonably shown to be of such nature and severity as to preclude him from participating in any regular substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable evaluation for erectile dysfunction has been denied as there is no evidence of penile deformity, which is required for a higher rating under the applicable VA Rating Schedule.

The Veteran's combined disability rating is 70%, meeting the minimum schedular criteria for TDIU under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(a). However, his service-connected disabilities do not render him unemployable due to their severity alone.