Erectile dysfunction Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected unspecified depressive disorder (claimed as PTSD). Additionally, the Board has also granted SMC based on loss of use of a creative organ due to the Veteran's service-connected disability. The decision is subject to the laws and regulations governing monetary awards.

The Veteran's sleep impairment is granted as secondary to his service-connected PTSD. The claims for hypertension, erectile dysfunction, bilateral hearing loss, and headaches are remanded due to the need for additional evidence.

The Veteran's claims for an increased rating for right lower extremity radiculopathy and service connection for erectile dysfunction are remanded due to deficiencies in the VA examinations and lack of relevant treatment records.

The Veteran seeks compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for erectile dysfunction and retrograde ejaculation following a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). The Board finds that remand is required to obtain complete informed consent documentation and provide a medical opinion regarding the cause of his conditions.

The Board has dismissed all claims for service connection and a compensable rating for various conditions due to the appellant's death during the appeal process.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder is granted. The Board also remanded the issue of service connection for erectile dysfunction due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions were denied. The March 2016 rating decision assigned a 10% disability rating for thoracic kyphosis, but did not address the secondary service connection claims.

Service connection is granted for bilateral hearing loss and low back disability. Service connection is denied for prostate disability, erectile dysfunction, colon cancer surgery, multi-joint arthritis, left shoulder disability, and right shoulder disability.,The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded to correct an error in satisfying a regulatory duty.

The Veteran's sinusitis, headaches, fatigue, right elbow condition, right wrist condition, erectile dysfunction, and pseudofolliculitis barbae are all granted service connection. The remaining issues of service connection for the right elbow condition, right wrist condition, and erectile dysfunction are remanded.

The Board has denied service connection for sleep apnea and remanded the claim for erectile dysfunction due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for IBS, but has remanded his claims for erectile dysfunction and hypertension due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction, irritable bowel syndrome, and a urinary disorder due to the lack of current diagnoses of these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for erectile dysfunction (ED) secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability. The claim for an increased rating for lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease and intervertebral disc syndrome is remanded due to a duty to assist error.

The Board has denied service connection for PTSD and increased rating for diabetes mellitus type II and erectile dysfunction (diabetes), but has remanded the claim of service connection for tinnitus due to a duty-to-assist error.

The Veteran's prostate cancer and ischemic heart disease are granted service connection due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents. The erectile dysfunction is also granted as secondary to the service-connected prostate cancer.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction, overactive bladder, and dyspepsia/gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as secondary to his service-connected hypertension are remanded due to insufficient information in the record.

The Veteran's appeals for increased disability ratings were dismissed due to his death. The Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of these claims as he died during the appeal process.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is granted as secondary to his service-connected PTSD.,The Veteran's right foot condition, including hammer toes and osteoarthritis, is remanded due to lack of in-service records.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD has been dismissed. The Board finds that the criteria to dismiss the claim have been met. The Veteran's claim of service connection for erectile dysfunction is remanded.

The Board has granted earlier effective dates of September 25, 2019 for the grant of service connection for prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction (ED), as well as basic eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA). The Veteran's claim was initially denied in February 2020 but was later reconsidered due to a request for higher-level review filed during the COVID-19 pandemic.,The Board also granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on loss of use of a creative organ, as this decision is granting an earlier effective date of September 25, 2019.