Erectile dysfunction Board decisions

The Board granted an earlier effective date of June 11, 2020 for the award of service connection for Parkinson's disease and its associated complications.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, erectile dysfunction, and gastroesophageal reflux disease due to inadequate medical opinions on a direct theory of entitlement. The AOJ is required to obtain adequate medical opinions addressing these issues.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction (ED) is granted service connection effective September 5, 2017. The effective date for the grant of special monthly compensation (SMC) based on loss of use of a creative organ is also set to this date.

The Board has denied service connection for a psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, obstructive sleep apnea, erectile dysfunction, diabetes mellitus type II, right toe disability, right shoulder strain, and hypertension. The Veteran's right toe disability was granted service connection.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to a lack of a VA examination addressing the relationship between the Veteran's erectile dysfunction and his service-connected degenerative disc disease with arthritis of the lumbar spine, as well as the relationship between his GERD and his various service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the erectile and prostate disorder, particularly in relation to service-connected conditions like heart disability and diabetes.

The Board has granted service connection for left foot plantar fasciitis, a left wrist condition, and erectile dysfunction as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected back disability.,The decision also grants service connection for these conditions based on their onset during active duty.

The Board has granted earlier effective dates of April 29, 2002 for the grant of service connection for prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction. The Veteran's claims were previously denied in January 2003 due to lack of evidence of herbicide exposure during his service in Thailand.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction, finding that there is no current diagnosis of the condition and thus not meeting the criteria for service connection.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's ED is aggravated by his service-connected bilateral pes planus and/or hypertension.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between the Veteran's erectile dysfunction and his service, as well as the potential aggravation by a service-connected TBI. The RO is instructed to obtain new medical opinions addressing these issues.

The Veteran's ED and GERD are found to be secondary to his service-connected obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).,Migraine headaches, including those associated with sleep apnea, have been granted an increased rating.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction, a left arm tremor, tick bites on the lower legs, asthma, hypertension, and sleep apnea have been denied. The Board has found that there is no evidence of current diagnoses or in-service incurrence of these conditions.

The Veteran's need for aid and attendance is due to his service-connected peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity associated with diabetes type II with erectile dysfunction.

The Veteran's appeal of the issues related to a muscle injury, left shoulder tendonitis, and lumbosacral strain is dismissed. Service connection for squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue, cancer of the lymph nodes secondary to squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue, hypothyroidism secondary to squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) secondary to squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue, and a scar of the right neck secondary to squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue is granted. The Veteran's erectile dysfunction secondary to squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue is also granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of erectile dysfunction, finding that the earliest date entitlement arose was February 23, 2022.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to a duty to assist error, and will consider each issue individually.

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings were denied. The Veteran was granted a 10% rating for unspecified anxiety disorder as of July 1, 2022, but the appeal is pending for ED and depression.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the rating increase to 100 percent for PTSD is denied due to a lack of evidence demonstrating total occupational and social impairment during the year prior to September 24, 2020.,The claims for service connection for hypertension, OSA, erectile dysfunction, and tinnitus are remanded as insufficient development was performed.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right shoulder disability and erectile dysfunction, finding that there is no evidence to support a nexus between these conditions and his active service or service-connected back disability. The Board also found insufficient medical evidence to determine if the Veteran's erectile dysfunction was due to his service-connected psychiatric disability.