Erectile dysfunction Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment, and the Board has granted TDIU based on this finding.

The Veteran is granted an earlier effective date of April 14, 1997 for the assignment of a 30 percent rating for PTSD.,The Veteran is granted an earlier effective date of March 8, 2004 for the award of service connection for peripheral edema of the bilateral lower extremities and gout.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for restless leg syndrome, initial compensable rating for scar, residuals status post right inguinal hernia repair, and initial rating in excess of 50 percent for bilateral pes planus with chronic associated pain in limb. The issues are related to new evidence that reopened his service connection claim.

The appeal to reopen the claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, ED, and headaches is granted. The appeals to reopen the claim of service connection for a psychiatric disability (to include depression and PTSD), hypertension, and sleep apnea are also granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to July 2, 2019. The Board found that the Veteran was not rendered incapable of participating in any substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities and past education and work experience.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is caused by his service-connected coronary artery disease, granting service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating for tinea pedis with tinea cruris, as it did not cover more than 40% of his body or exposed areas. For other conditions, the preponderance of the evidence was against finding a direct relationship to service.

The Veteran's residuals of traumatic brain injury are currently rated at 40 percent, and the Board has denied a higher evaluation. The issue of SMC is remanded for further development.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an abdominal aortic and iliac artery aneurysm and erectile dysfunction, finding that there is no evidence to support these claims.

The Board has granted the petitions to reopen the previously denied claims for service connection for left lower extremity (LLE) peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity (RLE) peripheral neuropathy, and erectile dysfunction (ED), all claimed as secondary to diabetes mellitus type II. The claims are remanded due to the unadjudicated claim of service connection for diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's claim for VR&E services, including additional education to pursue a career as a professor or school counselor, is remanded due to the need for a new vocational rehabilitation evaluation considering his current symptomatology and service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for right mid-thigh lower extremity amputation and entitlement to automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment or adaptive equipment only due to a lack of an adequate VA medical opinion regarding these issues.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted, and the skin disorder service connection claim is remanded for further examination.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) effective November 18, 2009. He also receives additional SMC benefits for need of aid and attendance and housebound status.

The Board has granted service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus type II, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise regarding whether the current condition is proximately related to his service-connected diabetes.

The Board has decided to remand several claims, including those for increased ratings and service connection. The Veteran needs new VA examinations due to worsening symptoms of his lumbar spine disability and radiculopathy, as well as a medical opinion regarding his erectile dysfunction and renal failure.

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings for prostate adenocarcinoma and erectile dysfunction has been dismissed due to his withdrawal of the prostate adenocarcinoma claim. The ED rating remains at noncompensable.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and erectile dysfunction, finding no evidence of these conditions during or within one year after his military service. The Board also found that any current disabilities are not related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development regarding the Veteran's claims of service connection for diabetes mellitus and erectile dysfunction. The AOJ is instructed to verify the Veteran’s reported exposure to air pollution from diesel-burning stoves at Homestead AFB and environmental contaminants due to drinking and bathing in water.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and obstructive sleep apnea due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology. The Veteran's hypertension is being evaluated based on herbicide exposure, while erectile dysfunction and obstructive sleep apnea are being evaluated without a specific exposure basis.