Erectile dysfunction Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction should be remanded due to inadequate development and failure to contact the Veteran for a VA examination. The examiner is requested to provide opinions regarding the nature and etiology of the claimed condition, including consideration of herbicide exposure and aggravation by a pre-existing disability.

The Board has denied service connection for neck disorder, left hip disorder, right hip disorder, erectile dysfunction (ED), and hypertension as these conditions are not proximately due to or aggravated by a service-connected disability.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to his service-connected right L5 radiculopathy.

The Board has granted service connection for erectile dysfunction, finding that it is at least as likely as not caused by the Veteran's previously service-connected coronary artery disease.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of erectile dysfunction, gastroesophageal reflux disease, headaches, and irritable bowel syndrome as they were granted in a prior rating decision before the issuance of any Board decision.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for Erectile Dysfunction (ED) secondary to his service-connected left knee strain with degenerative changes, finding that ED is related to both the pain from his left knee and the medication he uses to treat it.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is granted as secondary to his service-connected major depressive disorder. However, the lumbar spine disability is denied.

The Veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to his service-connected PTSD and prostate cancer residuals, which rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a back disability, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and other trauma and stressor related disorders), and erectile dysfunction due to potential in-service diagnoses and current conditions.

Your appeal for an increased rating for erectile dysfunction has been dismissed because you requested to withdraw the appeal.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to depression and for special monthly compensation due to loss of use of creative organ, finding a duty to assist error in not considering the possibility that the erectile dysfunction may be related to his service-connected depression.

The Veteran's claim for SMC(k) based on loss of use of a creative organ was granted with an effective date of October 3, 2017. The appeal for a higher rating for hypothyroidism and related conditions (including erectile dysfunction, xerosis, and hair loss) was denied.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is granted as secondary to his service-connected Crohn's disease and gastritis.,Service connection for depression was denied due to lack of probative evidence of a diagnosed disability at any time during the pendency of the claim or recent to the filing of the claim.

The Board has remanded the claims for earlier effective dates for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and erectile dysfunction (ED), as well as special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ, due to an error in not considering the Veteran's arguments regarding secondary service connection.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and all claims for increased ratings or entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability have been dismissed.

The Veteran's service connection claim for right hand arthritis is denied as the evidence does not show a chronic disability in service or within the applicable presumptive period.,The Veteran's service connection claims for left hand arthritis and impotence (erectile dysfunction) are remanded due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.

The Board dismissed the appeals for entitlement to a compensable rating for erectile dysfunction and ratings in excess of 10 percent for right and left lower extremity diabetic neuropathy (sciatic). Effective November 28, 2016, service connection was granted for these conditions secondary to prostate cancer.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and therefore his claim for TDIU was denied.

The Veteran's service connection claims for diabetes mellitus, type II, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, prostate cancer, and bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy are remanded due to a duty to assist error in obtaining his service records.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for GERD, sinusitis, hernia with residuals, hemorrhoids, gastritis, bilateral hearing loss, erectile dysfunction, and hypertension. The evidence did not support a finding of in-service onset or current disability for any of these conditions.