Erectile dysfunction Board decisions

The Board has dismissed the appeals for entitlement to special monthly compensation and an increased rating for erectile dysfunction as there was no valid Notice of Disagreement submitted.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for the claims of service connection for erectile dysfunction, diabetes, hypertension, and coronary artery disease.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is granted as secondary to his service-connected major depressive disorder, and the effective date for this grant of service connection is set at January 1, 2007.

The Veteran's death has led to the dismissal of all service connection claims.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection for various conditions due to the Veteran's death during the appeal process.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection were dismissed as the November 2023 rating decision granted treatment purposes only under Chapter 17 for frequent urinary tract infections, BPH, erectile dysfunction, and arteriosclerotic heart disease and valvular heart disease with acute, subacute, or old myocardial infarction. The Veteran's character of discharge was previously determined to be a bar to VA benefits other than Chapter 17 health care.

The Board has remanded the case for further action due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding hypertension. The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is being considered as a possible cause or aggravation of his diagnosed hypertension.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for heart disability, diabetes mellitus (type II), lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and erectile dysfunction are being remanded due to the need to address other toxic exposure theories not previously considered.

The Board granted service connection for arterioslerotic heart diseases, diabetes melitis type II, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction with specific evaluations. The effective date is August 10, 2022.

The Veteran's claims for SMC based on loss of use of a creative organ, right shoulder pain and Becker mole, hypertension, left lower extremity numbness and tingling, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus are denied.,The Board is remanding the issues of service connection for left lower extremity numbness and tingling, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Board has remanded the claims for entitlement to earlier effective dates for CAD, erectile dysfunction, and hypertension due to a lack of a medical opinion on whether these conditions are related to service. The VA will obtain an appropriate medical opinion regarding this issue.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is service-connected as it was caused by his service-connected depression and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty to assist error in failing to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding the cause and aggravation of the Veteran's erectile dysfunction.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hyperhidrosis, hemorrhoids, erectile dysfunction, bilateral knee disability (patellofemoral pain syndrome), and back disability (muscle spasms of thoracolumbar spine) as there was no evidence of a current disability in any of these conditions. The Board found that the Veteran did not have a diagnosed condition for hyperhidrosis or hemorrhoids, and his erectile dysfunction claim lacked a diagnosis.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's erectile dysfunction, finding that it is proximately due to and/or worsened by his service-connected acquired psychiatric disability.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is granted as secondary to his service-connected PTSD. The right breast condition appeal is dismissed.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for bilateral neurological disability of the upper and lower extremities due to errors in the AOJ's decision.

The Board has granted earlier effective dates of June 1, 2014, for the Veteran's entitlement to service-connected Erectile Dysfunction (ED), Chronic Constipation, and Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) based on loss of use of a creative organ.

The Board has determined that the AOJ did not properly address the Veteran's earlier effective date claims for service connection and remands these issues.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is not service-connected, and the Board has remanded this issue for further development.,The Veteran's cardiac dilation warrants a 30 percent rating based on evidence of left ventricular hypertrophy.