Erectile dysfunction Board decisions

The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, and thus denied his claim for TDIU.

The Board has decided to remand several issues related to the Veteran's service-connected conditions, including ED, chronic diarrhea, CFS, right foot nerve damage, and right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome. The remand includes obtaining additional medical records and scheduling VA examinations for clarification of symptoms and diagnoses.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for ED as secondary to his service-connected back disability and for TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities. The Board found that there was no evidence to support a finding of secondary service connection, and that the Veteran is currently employed.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the award of special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ is denied. The Board finds that the assigned effective date from October 27, 2015, is the earliest possible date for the award.

The Veteran's diabetes with erectile dysfunction and bilateral cataracts is granted an increased rating of 40 percent effective November 16, 2010. The other issues remain denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of his hypertension, erectile disorder, gastrointestinal disability, COPD, skin disability, and sleep apnea. The VA examiner will be asked to provide an opinion on whether these conditions are proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected coronary artery disease, chronic kidney disease, type II diabetes mellitus, or other relevant conditions.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for various disabilities, including diabetes mellitus, heart disability, peripheral neuropathy, erectile dysfunction, liver disease, low back disability, and sleep apnea, all claimed as secondary to service-connected encephalitis. The remand requires additional medical opinions addressing whether these conditions were aggravated by or caused by the service-connected encephalitis.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss, prostate cancer due to herbicide exposure, and erectile dysfunction are all granted as service-connected. The decision also notes that the Veteran's hearing loss began in-service and has continued since then.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction may be related to his service-connected hypertension, but needs further evidence and a remand for an updated opinion.

The Board has granted service connection for Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Service connection for Erectile Dysfunction is remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's respiratory disorder, diagnosed as asthma, is granted service connection due to exposure to environmental hazards (burn pits). The issues of service connection for headaches, bilateral foot disability, obstructive sleep apnea, erectile dysfunction, and hypogonadism are remanded.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction was not caused by or related to exposure to herbicides, and the claim for service connection is denied.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, loss of right kidney (due to renal cell carcinoma), bilateral upper and lower peripheral neuropathy, and erectile dysfunction as due to herbicide exposure. The Veteran's claim was reopened based on new evidence.,Service connection for these conditions could not be established because the Veteran did not have presumptive exposure to herbicides in Korea.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is rated as loss of erectile power, but not a physical deformity. The claim for an initial compensable evaluation for erectile dysfunction is denied.,SMC for loss of use of a creative organ in excess of the K-1 rate is not provided as a matter of law.,Prior to November 18, 2019, residuals of prostate cancer are rated at 20 percent. The claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 20 percent is denied.,Since November 18, 2019, residuals of prostate cancer are rated at 40 percent. The claim for a higher rating is denied.

The Board dismissed all issues from appeal due to the Veteran's attorney withdrawing representation and expressing an intent to withdraw all issues.

The Board has granted the reopening of the claim for service connection for Erectile Dysfunction and also granted the claim itself, finding that the Veteran's ED was at least partly aggravated by his service-connected prostate cancer.

The Board has granted service connection for erectile dysfunction, finding that it is aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension as secondary to diabetes mellitus and dismissed the claim of service connection for erectile dysfunction.

The Veteran's appeals for effective dates prior to April 16, 2015 have been withdrawn.,The Veteran's appeals for service connection and ratings on multiple issues have been dismissed due to withdrawal of the appeals.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for erectile dysfunction, hypertension, and CVA residuals have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating for any of these conditions.,Specifically, the Veteran was already receiving compensation for his erectile dysfunction due to loss of erectile power without associated penile deformity. His hypertension was controlled with medication and did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation. For CVA residuals, the Board found no residual disability that warranted a rating in excess of 10 percent.