Erectile dysfunction Board decisions

The Veteran's prostate cancer is granted as presumptive under the PACT Act, and his erectile dysfunction is granted as secondary to his service-connected prostate cancer.,Major depressive disorder is also granted.

The Board has granted service connection for erectile dysfunction and right upper extremity neuropathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board has denied service connection for a right leg disability but granted service connection for erectile dysfunction due to its secondary nature to hypertension.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction should be remanded due to a lack of sufficient medical opinion regarding whether his condition is proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities and/or medications used to treat them.

The Veteran's service-connected balance impairment, erectile dysfunction, constipation and depression have been granted effective September 30, 2019.,A rating in excess of 30 percent for balance impairment is denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were granted effective September 24, 2020. The effective dates for the lumbosacral strain with intervertebral disc syndrome, neurogenic bladder, right lower extremity radiculopathy of the femoral nerve, right lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, left lower extremity radiculopathy of the femoral nerve, and left lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve were also granted on this date.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for erectile dysfunction is denied as there is no evidence of deformity or other analogous symptom that could be attributed to the condition under either version of the rating criteria.

The Veteran's claims for prostate cancer, diabetes mellitus type II, and hypertension have been granted. Hypertension is granted based on the PACT Act.,Service connection has also been established for erectile dysfunction as secondary to diabetes mellitus, cataracts as secondary to diabetes mellitus, and chronic kidney disease as secondary to diabetes mellitus.

The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea and erectile dysfunction, finding that these conditions are at least as likely as not related to the Veteran's active duty service and his existing service-connected disabilities.

The Board has vacated its previous remand decisions and is now remanding the claims for increased evaluations of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, onychomycosis, and erectile dysfunction. The AOJ must ensure that separate compensable ratings are assigned if appropriate.

The Board dismissed the appeals for ratings in excess of 10 percent, 20 percent, and 40 percent for hypertension, adult-onset diabetes with erectile dysfunction and mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy, and voiding dysfunction respectively due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including ischemic heart disease and complications of diabetes mellitus such as diabetic peripheral neuropathy in the upper and lower extremities, render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. He is also entitled to SMC at the housebound rate due to his additional service-connected disability.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty to assist error regarding the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder and his erectile dysfunction.

The Board denied service connection for a prostate condition and erectile dysfunction, finding that the evidence did not support a link to service or any other compensable conditions.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for radiculopathy of the right and left lower extremities, as well as his claim for service connection for right ear hearing loss have been withdrawn.,Service connection has been granted for a respiratory disability.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and consideration, including obtaining outstanding VA treatment records. The appellant's TDIU claim is also considered.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to October 2, 2018, for the grant of service connection for erectile dysfunction secondary to his service-connected unspecified depressive disorder. The most probative evidence showed that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction was due to his psychiatric disability rather than his spine disability.

The Board has remanded the claims for hypertension, Chron's disease, erectile dysfunction, and rheumatoid arthritis due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors. Specifically, a remand is needed to determine if the Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents during service, as well as to provide VA examinations for hypertension, Chron's disease, and erectile dysfunction.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus was denied, as the maximum schedular rating has already been assigned.,Service connection for erectile dysfunction and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) were granted. However, service connection for GERD is remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board has denied service connection for a right knee disability, lumbosacral strain with intervertebral disc syndrome (back disability), and erectile dysfunction as secondary to major depressive disorder. The Board found that the evidence does not support service connection for any of these conditions.