Erectile dysfunction Board decisions

The claim for service connection for sexual dysfunction, claimed as secondary to PTSD, is remanded for further development.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for a bilateral arm condition, and the appeal is dismissed.

The veteran was granted service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities as secondary to his service-connected diabetes, but denied service connection for liver disorder and erectile dysfunction.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of a TDIU was denied because the medical records indicating unemployability received in August 2000 and February 2001 do not constitute claims for a TDIU, and the requisite schedular criteria were not established prior to December 23, 2003.

The veteran's diabetes mellitus was rated at 40 percent, while his erectile dysfunction did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The appellant's erectile dysfunction disability does not warrant a compensable rating. The hypertensive heart disease was rated at 60 percent effective prior to May 19, 2008, but no higher evaluation is warranted thereafter. The hypertension disability did not meet the criteria for an increased rating.

The veteran's hypertension was rated at 10 percent, and service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus was granted.

The veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hip arthritis, nerve damage/carpal tunnel syndrome, and an initial compensable evaluation for erectile dysfunction were denied.

The veteran's PTSD was granted a total disability rating beginning October 1, 2003, but not earlier. The claim for an effective date prior to February 11, 2003, for the grant of a 70 percent rating for PTSD was denied.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied as the evidence did not support a higher rating or establish a link between his claimed conditions and his military service.

The veteran was granted a 20 percent disability rating for residuals of prostate cancer prior to November 18, 2005, and the ratings were not increased. The veteran's erectile dysfunction did not warrant a compensable rating.

The appeal is remanded for additional development, including providing the veteran with VCAA notice and obtaining a clarifying medical opinion.

The Board remands the case to obtain an opinion regarding whether the erectile dysfunction was aggravated by service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction and special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ to schedule an additional VA examination.

The claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction, and to reopen the claims for major depressive disorder and an eating disorder are remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, erectile dysfunction, congestive heart failure, hypertension, peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities, and a lung disorder. The veteran was also denied an initial compensable disability rating for residuals of Hodgkin's disease.

The veteran's hypertension and erectile dysfunction are to be re-evaluated for service connection, including as secondary to his diabetes mellitus.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, erectile dysfunction, migraine headaches, and shingles as the evidence did not show that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for polyarteritis nodosa, pemphigus foliaceous, erectile dysfunction with loss of use of a creative organ, bilateral peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities and bilateral peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities as they were not shown to be related to his active service or in-service herbicide exposure.

The veteran's claim for a compensable rating for erectile dysfunction was denied as there is no evidence of penile deformity or loss of the glans penis, which are required for a compensable rating.