Erectile dysfunction Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case to allow for a full review of the Veteran's claims, including his October 2023 claim for service connection for depression and anxiety, as well as his claims for increased disability ratings. The cause of death claim will also be reconsidered.

The appeal is granted as the earlier effective dates for increased ratings of CAD and hearing loss, an earlier effective date for a 70% disability rating for PTSD, and an earlier effective date for TDIU benefits are granted. The appeal for SMC at the housebound rate is also granted with an effective date of January 30, 2023.

The Board has remanded the claims for PTSD, Erectile Dysfunction, and Obstructive Sleep Apnea due to insufficient evidence of in-service stressors. The Veteran's service connection claim for PTSD remains denied as his reported stressor events are not credible.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for erectile dysfunction and PTSD with unspecified schizophrenia and other psychotic disorder due to incomplete records and inadequate medical opinions. The AOJ is required to obtain additional evidence, including treatment records from Dr. S.K., and provide an adequate opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's conditions.

The appeal for erectile dysfunction is dismissed as the Veteran was already granted service connection in a previous decision. The neck condition issue is remanded for further review.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, a neurocognitive disorder, depression, and anxiety), benign prostatic hyperplasia, erectile dysfunction, neurogenic bladder, obstructive sleep apnea, and balance issues due to potential errors in the decision-making process.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for GERD, right hip disability, foot plantar fasciitis, erectile dysfunction, and peripheral neuropathy have been dismissed as the issues were not properly adjudicated in the initial decision.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for a compensable rating for erectile dysfunction, which is currently rated at 0 percent.

The Board has granted service connection for left knee strain, lumbosacral strain, and erectile dysfunction as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected residuals of injury to his right ankle.

The Board has remanded the case due to a failure of the November 2022 VA examiner to provide an opinion on whether the Veteran's erectile dysfunction was aggravated by any service-connected disability. The Veteran is currently service-connected for PTSD, fragment wounds of the back, and other conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to duty-to-assist errors. The Board will obtain VA medical opinions to address whether the Veteran's current conditions began during or are otherwise related to his military service.

The Board denied an increased disability rating higher than 20 percent for diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction, finding that the Veteran's medical management did not require regulation of activities.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, obstructive sleep apnea, IBS, diabetic nephropathy, and erectile dysfunction was granted with an effective date of November 14, 2022. The award also includes SMC based on loss of use of a creative organ.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for GERD was granted with an effective date of October 29, 2024. This decision also grants the Veteran a 70 percent rating for PTSD from October 27, 2021.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for tinnitus, OSA, and ED due to inadequate medical opinions. The Veteran's tinnitus claim is denied as there is no probative positive nexus opinion in the record. For OSA and ED, the VA examination provided was inadequate and does not address potential aggravation or intermediate steps.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea is being remanded due to the submission of new and relevant evidence. The claim for a higher initial rating for hepatitis B remains denied.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to prostate cancer, and the Board has dismissed this issue.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for all six service connection claims, including erectile dysfunction, GERD, insomnia, IBS, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction was granted with an effective date of April 6, 2015. The same claim stream also resulted in a grant of SMC based on loss of use of creative organ.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development and consideration of VA treatment records.

The Board has dismissed the issue of entitlement to a higher level of SMC. The Veteran's erectile dysfunction and hypertension are both remanded for further development, while service connection for prostate cancer is also remanded.