Erectile dysfunction Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II due to a lack of contemporaneous medical examinations and updated treatment records.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's appeal for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions and clarifying diagnoses. The gastrointestinal disability issue remains on appeal as service connection was granted for gastric ulcers in a December 2023 rating decision.

The Veteran's frostbite residuals, acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, depression, and alcohol use disorder), and erectile dysfunction were not found to be related to service or any incident of service origin.

The Veteran's OSA is not service-connected as it is not proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD.,His bilateral hearing loss is also not service-connected, with no evidence of symptoms prior to the April 2018 private examination.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for new examinations and additional records, particularly regarding his service-connected PTSD, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, and erectile dysfunction. The claims are also remanded for consideration of presumptive exposure to toxic substances in Afghanistan.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including gout, depressive disorder, atrial fibrillation, and hypertension, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted TDIU based on the severity of his service-connected conditions.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including those for prostate hypertrophy, heart disorder, sleep disorder, erectile dysfunction, diabetes mellitus type II, chronic low back strain with degenerative changes, and chronic synovitis of both ankles. The AOJ is instructed to clarify whether the Appellant is the Veteran's surviving spouse and complete additional development as requested in previous remands.

The Board has granted effective dates of September 30, 2013 for service connection for various conditions including peripheral neuropathies and erectile dysfunction. The decision also grants special month compensation based on the loss of use of a creative organ.

The Board has found that the Veteran's claims for service connection are not fully developed and requires additional information from private medical records. The issues of service connection for various conditions, including headaches, skin rash, obstructive sleep apnea, erectile dysfunction, fibromyalgia, left eye disability, achalasia, hypertension, and arthritis, are being remanded to allow for further development.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, diabetes, and other conditions have prevented him from obtaining and maintaining gainful employment since January 14, 2009. The Board has granted a TDIU on an extraschedular basis as of that date.

The Board has granted the petitions to reopen claims for service connection for ischemic heart disease and diabetes mellitus, but denied all other issues. The Veteran's conditions are not related to his military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are being remanded due to incomplete records and inadequate examination reports.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating of prostate cancer is granted. The Board finds that the criteria for a 100 percent rating evaluation for prostate cancer are met and the Appellant's claim for an increased rating must be granted. However, the issue of service connection for erectile dysfunction remains remanded due to a duty to assist error.

The Board has granted service connection for residuals of a head injury, including memory loss and headaches. The claims for lumbar spine disability, chest pain, bilateral lower extremity neuropathy, and erectile dysfunction are remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected erectile dysfunction is granted as secondary to his service-connected low back strain and sprain with arthritis and IVDS. The effective date for the grant of service connection for major depressive disorder with anxious distress is set at December 18, 2017. An initial rating in excess of 50 percent for major depressive disorder with anxious distress from December 18, 2017 to March 2, 2023 is denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction, finding that there was no evidence of herbicide exposure or a relationship to service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for erectile dysfunction, endocrine system disorder, and bilateral ear disability due to incomplete development and need for additional medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient medical opinions regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction. The claims are inextricably intertwined.

The Veteran's death was not due to his own willful misconduct, but the criteria for DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 were not met as he did not meet the requirement of having a service-connected disability rated totally disabling for at least ten years immediately preceding death.

The Veteran's service connection claims for residuals of a traumatic brain injury, gastrointestinal disability, erectile dysfunction, right ankle disability, left ankle disability, deviated septum, and hypogonadism are all granted. The conditions were found to be related to his active duty service.