Erectile dysfunction Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional VA treatment records and for further development.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the minimum schedular criteria for a total disability rating based on unemployability. The case is REMANDED to obtain an opinion regarding whether he is capable of securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction, finding that it is at least as likely as not related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus. The issue of entitlement to SMC based on loss of a creative organ is addressed in the REMAND portion and will be remanded.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied. The Board found no evidence supporting a higher rating for erectile dysfunction, and the PTSD claim was also denied as there is no severe incomplete paralysis or atrophy of muscles.

The Board has determined that the Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents while stationed at Nakhon Phanom Air Force Base in Thailand, and service connection for diabetes mellitus is granted based on this exposure. The other claims of service connection are not addressed as they are remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected cardiomyopathy with arteriosclerotic heart disease has been rated at 60 percent since January 31, 2008. The Veteran is denied a higher rating for this condition and a compensable rating for erectile dysfunction.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus is currently rated at 20 percent, and he has been granted separate compensable evaluations for erectile dysfunction, gastroparesis, cataracts, and hemorrhoids as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, as well as dyslipidemia. The reasons were that there was no evidence of in-service exposure to herbicide agents like Agent Orange, and the conditions did not manifest within a year of discharge from active service.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations and service connection are addressed in the decision. The Board found that new and material evidence has been received to reopen several previously denied claims, but did not grant any of the individual claims due to lack of evidence supporting the claims or because they were otherwise not supported by the preponderance of the evidence.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted and assigned a 50 percent evaluation for the period prior to June 1, 2006.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his mental health condition and multiple physical impairments, render him unable to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction, have been denied as there is no evidence linking these conditions to his military service or any service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of chronic pain syndrome is dismissed as the condition is already in effect due to his service-connected lumbar spine condition. The reduction from a 60 percent rating to a 40 percent rating was improper and void ab initio, but restoration of the 60 percent rating is warranted. There is no legal basis for maintaining a permanent 60 percent rating.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, a skin condition, erectile dysfunction secondary to paranoid schizophrenia, gastrointestinal disorder secondary to paranoid schizophrenia, and an evaluation in excess of 50 percent for paranoid schizophrenia. The claim for TDIU was also denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's prostate cancer is not related to his military service, including exposure to Agent Orange. The erectile dysfunction is also not considered secondary to the prostate cancer.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining a VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected diabetes mellitus and whether his hypertension and erectile dysfunction are related to this condition. The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension is also being remanded.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for increased evaluations of his service-connected carcinoma of the prostate, bursitis of the right shoulder, and erectile dysfunction. The claim for service connection for asbestosis was remanded.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected skin disorder was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating under the applicable criteria.

The Board denied service connection for erectile dysfunction as it was not shown to be related to the Veteran's service or caused by his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and industrial background.