Erectile dysfunction Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities cause him to need the regular aid and assistance of another person, qualifying for SMC based on the need for aid and attendance. The issue of entitlement to SMC by reason of housebound status is moot as a result.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow all forms of substantially gainful employment consistent with his educational background and occupational experience. The Board finds the totality of the evidence more probative than his lay statements in determining that his service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction, and prostatic hyperplasia due to potential service connection via another service-connected disability or toxic exposure risk activities (TERA). The claims will be reviewed again with new examinations and opinions.

The Board has already addressed the appeal for service connection for bilateral pes planus, right foot hammer toes, left foot hammer toes, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), migraine headaches, and erectile dysfunction. The appeals are now dismissed.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for various ratings and effective dates due to the appellant's death.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction secondary to type two diabetes mellitus is granted with an effective date of October 1, 2020.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating of his service-connected Diabetes Mellitus Type I with erectile dysfunction is dismissed because the Veteran did not identify a specific decision he disagrees with in his Notice of Disagreement.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not result in the physical loss or permanent loss of use of one or both hands or feet, nor does it meet any other criteria for financial assistance in the purchase of an automobile or adaptive equipment. The Board denied the claim as there is no evidence of permanent loss of use of a hand or foot due to service-connected disability.

The appeals for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and erectile dysfunction have been dismissed as the claims were fully granted in separate rating decisions.

The Board has granted service connection for a right shoulder disability and remanded the issues of upper back problems, lower neck problems, an acquired psychiatric condition, erectile dysfunction, forehead linear scar, and right wrist circular scar.

The appeal is dismissed as the Veteran has not appealed a Rapid Appeals Modernization Program (RAMP) rating decision or a notification letter dated on or after February 19, 2019.

The Board has granted service connection for bladder cancer, but remanded the issues of secondary service connection for depression, anxiety and insomnia; hypertension; enlarged prostate; and erectile dysfunction.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic diarrhea, tension headaches, and erectile dysfunction as secondary to his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board has granted service connection for bladder cancer, but remanded the issues of secondary service connection for depression, anxiety and insomnia; hypertension; enlarged prostate; and erectile dysfunction.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation since March 19, 2021.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for Parkinson's disease and related conditions has been granted with an effective date of May 31, 2021. The exposure to herbicide agents at Ubon RTAFB during the Vietnam era is presumed based on his duties as an aircraft maintenance specialist.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for erectile dysfunction, including as due to service-connected chronic adjustment disorder with depressed mood or the medications prescribed to treat it, is dismissed. The Board found that the issue on appeal should be characterized as stated above and dismissed this duplicate appeal.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for vertigo, migraines, obstructive sleep apnea, and erectile dysfunction have been dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of the appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of left shoulder strain, lumbosacral strain, and left knee strain. Appeals for high blood pressure, foot condition (including foot fungus), and erectile dysfunction were also dismissed due to a duplicate appeal docket.

The Veteran's appeal regarding the timeliness of a May 2023 VA Form 10182 is dismissed as his Motion for Extension of Time was granted, making the form timely.