Erectile dysfunction Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for lumbar spine degenerative disc disease with intervertebral disc syndrome was dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal.,The Board has remanded cases involving service connection for sleep apnea syndrome, left hand carpal tunnel syndrome, right hand carpal tunnel syndrome, and erectile dysfunction.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and erectile dysfunction. The decision found that there is no evidence of a current disability for VA purposes, and thus cannot establish service connection.,The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal for tinnitus during his May 2022 hearing.

The Board has remanded several service connection claims, including for sleep apnea, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including memory loss and MDD), bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction, degenerative arthritis of the spine, right leg arthritis, and left leg arthritis. The Veteran's STRs do not contain any complaints or treatments related to these conditions.

The Veteran's prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction are granted as service connected due to herbicide exposure during his time in Thailand. SMC is also granted for loss of use of a creative organ.

The Board has granted an effective date of March 8, 2014 for the award of special monthly compensation (SMC) on account of the need for regular aid and attendance due to service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for right hip injury residuals, left hip injury residuals, a right knee disability, and a left knee disability are dismissed. The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II is granted. The Board remands the issue of service connection for erectile dysfunction (ED) as secondary to DMII.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II is granted as due to herbicide exposure. The claims for glaucoma and erectile dysfunction secondary to diabetes mellitus are remanded.

The Board denied service connection for TBI due to the lack of evidence supporting a current diagnosis and an in-service injury.,The Board remanded the claims for erectile dysfunction, bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, and obstructive sleep apnea as there was insufficient medical examination or opinion.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is service-connected, but has remanded for further examination regarding his bilateral hand rash.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, OSA, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, bilateral peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, and a bilateral foot disability due to lack of in-service diagnosis or exposure to herbicide agents.,Service connection was not granted on a direct basis as there is no evidence of continuity of symptoms from service.

The Veteran's claim for hypertension is granted as it is presumed due to herbicide exposure under the PACT Act.,The effective date of service connection for CAD is set at March 1, 2017. The earlier effective dates for prostate cancer and its residuals (ED with SMC and a prostatectomy scar) are also granted based on the liberalizing law that added these conditions to presumptive service connection due to herbicide exposure.,The Veteran's claim for ED is granted as secondary to his service-connected prostate cancer, with an effective date of March 1, 2017.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for cervical pain, lower back disability, bilateral foot disability, bronchitis, hypertension, stomach injury, ulcer disease, prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction, and bilateral hearing loss. The Board found that there was no evidence of a chronic condition during or within one year after service, and that any current conditions are not related to service.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating and earlier effective date for diabetes mellitus, Type II with ED was denied. The Veteran is currently rated at 40 percent for this condition.

The Veteran's service connection claims for DM2 and CAD are granted. The Board also finds that the Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents in Thailand, which is sufficient to grant service connection for his peripheral neuropathy conditions and kidney disorder as secondary to his now-service-connected DM2.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus and erectile dysfunction with penile deformity are both rated separately. The Board has granted a separate 20 percent rating for the erectile dysfunction, effective August 19, 2019.

The Veteran's service connection claim for a neurological disorder of the lower extremity, to include as secondary to lumbosacral strain, was denied. The effective date for tinnitus service connection is granted at April 25, 2009. The effective date for radiculopathy of the right lower extremity (RLE) claim is denied due to lack of evidence within one year of separation from service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment during the appeal period, leading to a denial of his claim for total disability rating based upon individual unemployability.

The Veteran was granted a total disability rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability due to service-connected prostate cancer residuals from June 1, 2018.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient compliance with its previous directives, specifically regarding an addendum medical opinion on the Veteran's erectile dysfunction.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including right foot, left foot, left ankle, and left knee disabilities. The decision also noted that erectile dysfunction was not shown to be related to service-connected conditions.