Erectile dysfunction Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to service-connected depressive disorder with anxious distress. The claim for a neck disability is remanded due to insufficient medical opinion.

The Veteran's service connection claims for coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus type 2, neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, and erectile dysfunction are all granted due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during service at or near the Korean DMZ.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from obtaining substantially gainful employment, so his claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) was denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not limit or prevent participation in the avocational interests of exercise, photography, and music. The Board denied the request for VR&E benefits to purchase a music keyboard, stationary and electric bicycles, and camera as part of his avocational activities.

The Veteran's bilateral lower extremity sciatic nerve peripheral neuropathy and erectile dysfunction are granted at a 40 percent rating, effective from the date of the decision. Diabetes mellitus type II is also granted at a 40 percent rating.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral onychomycosis and remanded the issues of increased ratings for hypertension and hypothyroidism, as well as service connection for erectile dysfunction.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction as secondary to prostate cancer are being remanded due to insufficient information about his claimed Vietnam service.

The Board has granted service connection for prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction as secondary to prostate cancer, and Parkinson's disease. The Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents during his service at Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base in Thailand due to his military occupational specialty and barracks location.

The Veteran's tinnitus and migraines have been granted service connection.,Service connection for migraines has also been granted. The Board found that the Veteran had a current disability of migraines that started in service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for schizoaffective disorder, acid reflux, and erectile dysfunction (ED), finding that his conditions preexisted service and were not aggravated by active duty.

The Veteran's appeal for an initial compensable evaluation for service-connected erectile dysfunction is remanded due to the need for a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for left shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis, erectile dysfunction, chronic sinusitis, and epistaxis due to inadequate development of evidence.

The Veteran's Peyronie's disease with erectile dysfunction is rated at 20 percent, and a separate rating of 30 percent for analogous painful scarring is granted. An extraschedular rating is denied.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and related neuropathies due to exposure to Agent Orange during service. The Veteran's assertions were not supported by the evidence of record.

The Veteran's respiratory disability is not service-connected, and his TDIU claim is granted due to multiple service-connected disabilities preventing him from working.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for bilateral hearing loss service connection is denied.,Service connection for diabetes mellitus type II is granted based on presumed exposure to herbicide agents while stationed at U-Tapao Air Force Base in Thailand.,The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss must be remanded for an updated VA examination.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction secondary to diabetes mellitus type II is remanded for a nexus opinion.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities are both remanded for a VA examination and medical opinion.,The Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for bilateral hearing loss, service connection for erectile dysfunction secondary to diabetes mellitus type II, and service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities are all remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims for additional development due to errors in weighing medical opinions and addressing the Veteran's contentions.

Your appeals regarding your disabilities have been dismissed due to the Veteran's death. The Board does not have jurisdiction to proceed with these matters.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and rating determinations are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and evidence.

The Veteran's GERD was not shown in service or for many years thereafter and has not been found to be etiologically related to service.,The Veteran's erectile dysfunction did not originate in service or until years after service and is not otherwise etiologically related to service or to a service-connected disability.,The evidence is persuasively against a finding that the Veteran has a current diagnosis of retinopathy.,Service connection for retinopathy was denied as there is no clinical diagnosis of retinopathy at any point during the course of this appeal.