Erectile dysfunction Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran no longer meets the criteria for SMC based on housebound status due to service-connected disabilities, and thus discontinuance of SMC benefits is proper.

The Veteran's earlier effective dates for service connection are granted for Erectile Dysfunction, SMC based on loss of use of a creative organ, and Surgical Scar Post Radical Prostatectomy. However, the appeal to assign a permanent and total disability rating for prostate cancer is denied.

The Board denied service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to diabetes mellitus type II, finding that the Veteran is not competent to provide a medical opinion regarding the cause or aggravation of his erectile dysfunction.

The Board has reopened the previously denied claim for service connection of a left knee disability and remanded the remaining issues. The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is also remanded.

The Veteran's initial claim for an initial compensable rating for erectile dysfunction was denied as there is no evidence of a penile deformity, despite the Veteran reporting total loss of sexual function.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and erectile dysfunction have been denied as there is no evidence of a direct relationship to his active service, including presumed exposure to herbicide agents or contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for sleep apnea and erectile dysfunction on a secondary basis, as well as the TDIU claim due to these disabilities. Additional medical opinions are needed to determine if the conditions were caused or aggravated by service-connected disabilities.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's erectile dysfunction was aggravated by medications he took for his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support higher disability ratings or a separate rating for radiculopathy of femoral nerves prior to October 13, 2017. For the period since October 13, 2017, the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU were remanded.

The Veteran's hypertension, erectile dysfunction, acquired psychiatric condition, coronary artery disease (CAD), and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) are being remanded for additional medical opinions to determine if they are related to his service-connected varicose veins of the bilateral lower extremity.,Specifically, the VA will seek expert medical opinions on whether these conditions are secondary to or caused by the Veteran's service-connected varicose veins.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection on multiple conditions have been dismissed due to his withdrawal of the appeal.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to incomplete personnel records and inconsistencies in his statements regarding the onset of various conditions. The issues will be reconsidered after obtaining all available service records.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability from October 27, 2010 to January 28, 2016.,Beginning October 27, 2010, the Veteran is also granted special monthly compensation based on statutory housebound status.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is aggravated by his service-connected diabetes type II.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development and examination regarding the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to his service-connected lumbar spine degenerative disc disease status post fusion surgeries.

The Board denied service connection for memory loss, secondary to residuals of subtotal transsphenoidal resection of benign pituitary macroadenoma. The Board also denied service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities and tinnitus due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service or service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea, pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), deviated septum, right and left foot disorder, including pes planus, and erectile dysfunction with penis deformity have been granted. The Board found new and material evidence to reopen these claims.

The Board has denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and has remanded the issues of service connection for peripheral vascular disease in both lower extremities and erectile dysfunction.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for benign prostatic hypertrophy, erectile dysfunction, cataracts, upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathies, fibromyalgia, malaria, and right knee disorder due to incomplete service treatment records and need for additional medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the claims for prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction due to additional development being needed, including obtaining relevant service treatment records and VA treatment records. The Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents is not addressed as it was not verified during the initial review.