Erectile dysfunction Board decisions

The veteran's erectile dysfunction was rated noncompensably disabling as it did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under the applicable diagnostic code.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction (ED) based on the finding that it has been aggravated by the veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The veteran is unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation as a result of two or more service-connected disabilities, at least one such disability is ratable at 40 percent, and the veteran's combined disability rating is 70 percent.

The Board denied increased ratings for the veteran's service-connected low back and cervical spine disabilities, an initial compensable evaluation for left cervical radiculopathy, and service connection for right ankle weakness, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction.

The veteran's diabetes mellitus with polyneuropathy and hypertension with hypertensive retinopathy do not warrant higher ratings, but his hypertensive cardiovascular disease warrants a 30 percent rating.

The veteran's diabetes mellitus with diabetic retinopathy and erectile dysfunction does not warrant a rating in excess of 20 percent.

The veteran's hypertension was rated at 10 percent, and the claims for a compensable rating for diabetic retinopathy and an increased evaluation for diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction were denied.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension as it is not proximately due to or the result of the veteran's service-connected PTSD, and also found that the veteran's service-connected erectile dysfunction does not warrant a compensable rating. The 30 percent rating for PTSD was continued.

The Board denied service connection for a low sperm count as secondary to the in-service shell fragment wound of the scrotum and an initial compensable rating for erectile dysfunction.

The Board found that the reduction of the veteran's disability evaluation for residuals of prostate cancer with erectile dysfunction from 100 percent to 40 percent, effective July 1, 2005, was proper based on the medical evidence showing no local recurrence or metastasis of prostate cancer and only residual urinary incontinence.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and a skin disorder claimed as a residual of exposure to Agent Orange. However, it has denied service connection for hypertension, erectile dysfunction, diabetes mellitus, and PTSD.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased disability ratings and TDIU, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings or unemployability.

The veteran's lumbar spine DDD, diabetes mellitus, peripheral vascular disease in the left lower extremity, and erectile dysfunction were not found to warrant higher initial ratings.

The veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death.

The Board has granted service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to the veteran's service-connected degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the veteran. The earlier effective date claim was withdrawn by the appellant.

The veteran is granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type 2, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity (secondary to diabetes), and erectile dysfunction (secondary to diabetes) with effective dates starting from June 5, 2005.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development and to schedule a hearing before the RO.

The Board denied service connection for erectile dysfunction, peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities as secondary to diabetes mellitus. The evidence did not support a nexus between these conditions and active duty service.

The veteran's low back disability warrants a 20 percent rating, and separate ratings of 10 percent for neurological impairment in the right lower extremity and left lower extremity. The service connection claims for peripheral neuropathy and erectile dysfunction are granted based on new evidence.

The veteran's claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction, secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II, is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination and additional medical evidence.