Erectile dysfunction Board decisions

The Board has granted separate service connection for erectile dysfunction and an effective date of December 14, 2020 for the grant of special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ (SMC). The earlier effective date claim is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, tension headaches, and erectile dysfunction as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected other specified trauma and stressor related disorder with adjustment disorder.

The Board dismissed the appeals for earlier effective dates as they were untimely filed more than one year after the July 2021 rating decision.

The Board denied reinstatement of the Veteran's appeal due to his VA Form 9 not being timely filed in response to a March 2020 statement of the case.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him housebound or in need of regular aid and attendance prior to October 30, 2019. Therefore, entitlement to an effective date prior to that date for SMC at the housebound rate is denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including diabetes mellitus, type II and its related conditions such as erectile dysfunction, peripheral neuropathy, and thrombosis with sciatic nerve involvement, have been granted effective from February 1, 2017. The Veteran is also awarded special monthly compensation for the loss of use of a creative organ due to service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's appeals for an increased rating of 20 percent or more for diabetes mellitus, Type II (DM II) with erectile dysfunction and for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability were dismissed due to the withdrawal of his appeal by the Veteran.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities were not severe enough to prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment prior to June 28, 2012. The Board denied an earlier effective date for the TDIU.

The Board dismissed the appeal for an initial compensable rating for ED. The issues of service connection for right hip disability, bilateral foot disability, right foot disability, left foot disability, bilateral tibial fracture, right ankle disability, and left ankle disability have been reopened due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals regarding the claims of anxiety, depression, erectile dysfunction, herpes-skin, and migraines.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him in need of regular aid and attendance, which is granted for special monthly compensation (SMC).

The Board found that the grant of service connection for erectile dysfunction was clearly and unmistakably erroneous, and thus severed it. The Veteran's claim for chronic bronchitis (claimed respiratory disorder) was denied due to lack of evidence linking his current condition to his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and an initial compensable rating for erectile dysfunction, finding no current disability or evidence of a relationship to service.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, ED, and OSA are granted as secondary to the service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's appeals for an increased rating for diabetes mellitus, Type II (DM II) with erectile dysfunction and TDIU were dismissed due to the withdrawal of his appeal by the Veteran in July 2023.

The Veteran's tinnitus, broken sternum condition, kidney disability, type 2 diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction, and hypertension have been granted service connection. However, the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and hypertension were denied as they did not meet VA criteria for a current disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection and SMC based on loss of use of a creative organ due to erectile dysfunction, finding that no claim was filed prior to April 2, 2021.

The Board has denied service connection for left shoulder disability, cervical spine disability, diabetes mellitus type II, diabetic sensory motor neuropathy, renal calculus, erectile dysfunction, and right knee disability.,There is no evidence of a chronic or continuous condition since service separation.

The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been received to warrant readjudication of the previously denied claims for service connection for a back disability, pseudofolliculitis barbae, erectile dysfunction, left hip disability, right hip disability, disability of the peripheral nerves of the left lower extremity, disability of the peripheral nerves of the right lower extremity, GERD, and prostate. The Veteran's current disabilities are being readjudicated.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea and erectile dysfunction are not caused or aggravated by his service-connected major depressive disorder. The claims are being remanded for further development.