Erectile dysfunction Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to a duty to assist error and new evidence submitted by the Veteran. The issues include psychiatric disabilities, heart disability, residuals of head and face injury, pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), chronic stomach disability, diabetes mellitus type II, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, peripheral neuropathy, prostate cancer, and sleep disorder.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection and increased ratings for gastroesophageal reflux disease, hypertension, irritable bowel syndrome, allergic rhinitis, a nasal scar, and erectile dysfunction due to the Veteran's death.

The Board has granted service connection for erectile dysfunction and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected adjustment disorder with depressed mood and anxiety.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA examination, and the Veteran's service-connected disabilities need to be evaluated for their impact on his ability to care for himself.

The Veteran's ED is caused by medications taken to treat his service-connected lumbosacral strain disability. The Board grants service connection for ED on a secondary basis.

The Veteran's PTSD, Major Depressive Disorder, and Generalized Anxiety Disorder are service-connected.,Diverticulitis is also service-connected.

The Board has granted service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected degenerative disc disease and degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine. The Board also granted special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction, including as due to in-service exposure to an herbicide agent or a service-connected disability, was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support finding that his current erectile dysfunction is related to active service or any incident of service.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a skin rash on the backside around a shrapnel wound, including as due to service-connected scars of the left lower extremity, was denied. The Board found that he does not experience any current disability due to his claimed skin rash which is related to active service or any incident of service.

The Board has granted service connection for urinary frequency and erectile dysfunction, both secondary to the Veteran's service-connected sleep apnea and PTSD respectively.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, erectile dysfunction, and gout have been denied.,There is no current evidence of a hearing loss disability as defined by VA standards.

The Board has granted the Veteran's requests to readjudicate their previously denied claims for erectile dysfunction and sleep apnea. However, these claims are still pending as they have been remanded back to the AOJ for a de novo review on the merits.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to his exposure to herbicide agents, as he was previously denied in a May 2016 rating decision. The appeals are now pending and require further development including obtaining medical opinions and records.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for service-connected erectile dysfunction must be remanded to allow the AOJ to correct a duty-to-assist error. The remand is necessary due to inadequate medical examination and failure to consider obesity as an intermediate step between his service-connected conditions and current disability.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error, requiring an additional medical opinion on the etiology of the Veteran's erectile dysfunction.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for sinusitis is denied as there is no current diagnosis of or treatment for the condition.,The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for erectile dysfunction is denied due to lack of evidence of a penile deformity.,The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis is denied because there is no evidence of greater than 50 percent obstruction or polyps in the nasal passages.,The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is rated at 50% but not higher, with symptoms meeting criteria for occupational and social impairment.

The Board has granted compensation for residuals of bladder cancer, iron deficiency anemia, chronic kidney disease, gastrointestinal disorders, and hypertension as qualifying additional disabilities under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 due to VA's failure to timely diagnose and treat the Veteran's conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including chronic kidney disease and multiple neuropathies, have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment since June 27, 2023.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for service-connected erectile dysfunction has been denied. The Board found that the Veteran does not have a penile deformity, which is required to warrant a compensable rating under the current criteria.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for Erectile Dysfunction and Hypertension, finding that there is no evidence to support a nexus between these conditions and his military service or service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's TBI, GERD, headaches, ED, right knee arthritis, left hip strain, and right hip strain are all granted service connection.,Service connection for degenerative disc disease of the thoracolumbar spine is also granted as secondary to right knee arthritis.