Erectile dysfunction Board decisions

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for various disabilities, including back disability, right and left knee disabilities, hand disabilities, and foot disabilities due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Board has granted service connection for erectile dysfunction, gastroesophageal reflux disease, bilateral hip disabilities, bilateral knee disabilities, and lumbar disability as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left ankle disability.

The Veteran's service connection for erectile dysfunction is granted, and he is also entitled to special monthly compensation for loss of use of a creative organ. However, his claim for an increased rating for balanitis is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for erectile dysfunction and obstructive sleep apnea, finding that these conditions are proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for erectile dysfunction secondary to PTSD and diabetes, but the claims of service connection for diabetes, hypertension, and obstructive sleep apnea are remanded due to a lack of medical opinions addressing the etiology of these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings of various service-connected conditions, except CFS, BPPV, and GERD, were denied. The effective dates for the awards of service connection are not earlier than January 26, 2016.

The Veteran's hypertension is presumed to have been incurred in service due to herbicide agent exposure. Service connection for erectile dysfunction, left ankle disorder, and low back disorder is remanded as the evidence does not establish a direct or secondary relationship with service.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is granted as secondary to his service-connected lumbar spine disorder. The claim for an increased rating for the lumbar spine disorder is granted, but only up until January 12, 2021 and thereafter at 60 percent. The effective date for the increased rating of major depressive disorder is denied. The claims for severance of service connection for right and left lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy are both granted.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU was denied as there was no prior claim or reasonable inference of the need for TDIU before February 2020. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of employment in a protected work environment.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for prostate cancer, diabetes mellitus type II, erectile dysfunction, diabetic nephropathy, and hypertension due to exposure to herbicide agents. The evidence does not support a finding of herbicide agent exposure.

The Veteran's TDIU and DEA benefits are granted effective May 27, 2016. The compensable rating for his service-connected bilateral tinea pedis is dismissed.

The Veteran's lumbar spine disability is granted with a rating of 10%.,Effective February 28, 2013, the Veteran's left knee and right knee disabilities are each granted with a rating of 10%. The effective date for erectile dysfunction is also set at this time.,The Veteran's spinal stenosis with degenerative arthritis secondary to right hip bursitis with limitation of adduction is granted. An initial 70% rating was assigned for the service-connected psychiatric disorder (PTSD).,SMC(k) and SMC(s)(1) are also granted.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for erectile dysfunction and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, are dismissed as the Veteran requested to withdraw his pending claims.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty to assist error in obtaining a medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is caused or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities. The AOJ needs to obtain a new VA medical opinion addressing causation and aggravation of the Veteran's erectile dysfunction.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of an adequate medical opinion regarding the cause or aggravation of the Veteran's erectile dysfunction by his service-connected right hip disability.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction and right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome with degenerative arthritis, finding that his ED is secondary to his service-connected disabilities. The claim for right knee instability was denied as there is no objective evidence of instability.

The Board denied service connection for erectile dysfunction as there was no evidence of an in-service injury or disease related to ED, and the Veteran did not provide a current diagnosis. The claim is therefore denied.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is granted as service connected because it resulted from the use of medications prescribed for his service-connected knee disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for back disorder, allergic rhinitis, erectile dysfunction, bilateral knee disorder, and headaches as there were no current diagnoses or in-service incidents linked to these conditions.

The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions, including unspecified trauma and stressor-related disorder, lumbosacral strain, bilateral foot xerosis, bilateral shoulder impingement syndrome, right elbow disability manifested by pain, bilateral foot acquired pes planus and plantar fasciitis, left elbow lateral epicondylitis and tendinitis, left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, left foot acquired pes planus and plantar fasciitis, and erectile dysfunction are all granted.