Erectile dysfunction Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and effective dates, as well as remanded several issues related to Parkinson's disease and associated conditions.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction, finding it to be at least as likely as not related to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD with unspecified depressive disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for erectile dysfunction, loss of bowel control, and loss of bladder control as they were not caused by carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instances of fault on the part of VA.

The Board granted service connection for prostate cancer, acquired psychiatric condition (depression), and erectile dysfunction based on the Veteran's in-service exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for erectile dysfunction as it was already granted in a July 2024 rating decision.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a chronic liver disorder, diabetes mellitus, type II, left foot toe amputation, peripheral neuropathy of both lower extremities, and erectile dysfunction to obtain additional medical evidence regarding the Veteran's qualifications as examiners.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and its secondary conditions including bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, erectile dysfunction, diabetic retinopathy, and hypertension (HTN).

The Board denied a compensable rating for erectile dysfunction and higher special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ.

The Board remands the claim for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is related to his service-connected PTSD.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection and special monthly compensation, as these were granted under the PACT Act on August 10, 2022.

The Board denied increased ratings for multiple service-connected conditions, including persistent depressive disorder, bilateral metatarsalgia with chronic plantar fasciitis, tension headaches, tinnitus, right and left talonavicular joint arthritis, and erectile dysfunction.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction, and peripheral neuropathy in the left, right lower extremity, and right upper extremity to verify the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents.

The Veteran was not in receipt of a totally disabling service-connected disability for the required period, and therefore, Dependency and Indemnity Compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 is denied.

The Board denied service connection for erectile dysfunction, bilateral hearing loss, and a tooth condition due to lack of evidence supporting the existence of these conditions during or around the time of the Veteran's active service.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for erectile dysfunction because an adequate VA examination was not conducted, and recent evidence was not considered.

The Board denied service connection for erectile dysfunction, tinnitus, and GERD due to the lack of a current diagnosis. The Veteran's other specified traumatic and stressor related disorder was rated at 70%, hypertension and other headaches were not rated compensably, and effective dates prior to March 11, 2020, and November 12, 2021, for service connection were denied.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the awards of service connection for hypertension, erectile dysfunction as secondary to hypertension, and transient ischemic attack as secondary to hypertension.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD and remanded the claim for erectile dysfunction, finding that a VA examination was necessary to determine if there is a link between the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and his current erectile dysfunction.

The Board denied the surviving spouse's claim for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation because the Veteran was not rated totally disabled for the required periods under 38 U.S.C. § 1318, with a peak combined disability rating of 80 percent. The Board remanded three issues: entitlement to survivor's pension benefits, entitlement to TDIU based on a pending March 2020 Supplemental Claim, and entitlement to service connection for cause of death, requiring a new VA medical opinion addressing the interplay between the Veteran's ischemic heart disease, hypertension, COPD, and herbicide exposure under PACT Act provisions.

The Board remanded the Veteran's appeal of the effective date for service connection awards for prostate cancer and residuals, as well as initial disability ratings, to allow further development regarding potential presumptive exposure to herbicide agents via service aboard U.S.S. Southerland in Vietnamese territorial waters and to obtain a medical opinion regarding direct causation if presumptive exposure cannot be established. The case was complicated by service connection being granted under the PACT Act effective August 10, 2022, while the Veteran's claim was filed in December 2020.