Erectile dysfunction Board decisions

The Veteran's requests for service connection on the merits are remanded due to scheduling issues and a hearing request.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for acid reflux, erectile dysfunction (ED), and an acquired psychiatric disability to obtain additional VA treatment records and personnel records.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of a VA medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected disabilities result in permanent total disability. The Veteran is also seeking an increased rating for his TBI.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for colon cancer, prostate hypertrophy, erectile dysfunction, a left ear mass, and a skin condition, finding that there was no evidence to support these conditions began during or were related to his military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including pneumonia, right knee disability, sleep apnea, peripheral neuropathies, and other disabilities, have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of service connection for any of these conditions.,Service connection was not granted because there is no medical evidence linking the current diagnoses to service or secondary to service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's ED and DDD of the cervical spine were granted service connection. The Veteran was also awarded a disability rating of 20 percent for his DDD of the cervical spine.

The Board has remanded the case due to a pre-decisional error in the duty to assist, specifically regarding the need for regular aid and attendance. The Veteran's service-connected conditions are believed to require care or assistance on a regular basis to protect him from hazards or dangers incident to his daily environment.

The Veteran's type 2 diabetes mellitus is granted as service connected.,The Veteran's left shoulder disability is granted as service connected.

Service connection is granted for a disability manifested as difficulty with breathing secondary to service-connected psychiatric disability, and an initial rating of 70 percent is assigned.,Service connection is denied for erectile dysfunction to include as secondary to service-connected psychiatric disability.

The Veteran's Type II Diabetes Mellitus with Erectile Dysfunction is currently rated as 20 percent disabling. The Board has granted a higher 40 percent rating, but no greater, for the entire period on appeal.

The Veteran's initial rating for diabetes mellitus, type II, with erectile dysfunction was denied as his condition did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under the applicable VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for erectile dysfunction, finding that the Veteran's current condition is not causally or etiologically related to his military service and does not meet the criteria for secondary service connection due to diabetes.

The Veteran's initial evaluation for coronary artery disease is granted at a 60 percent rating prior to March 23, 2018.,Service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to service-connected disabilities is granted.,Service connection for diabetic peripheral neuropathy of bilateral upper extremities is granted.,Service connection for lumbar spine disability is denied.,Total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is granted from July 29, 2013.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to missing or incomplete service records. The Veteran's complete service medical and personnel records, including retirement points statements and a list of periods of inactive duty training (IADT), active duty training (ADT), and active duty, must be obtained.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction, a disability rating in excess of 10 percent prior to June 4, 2014, and in excess of 30 percent therefrom for ischemic heart disease (IHD), and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) prior to July 12, 2013. The Veteran's failure to report for scheduled VA examinations was the basis for denying these claims.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bladder cancer and erectile dysfunction were denied as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions originated in or were related to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to a service-connected disability and SMC based on the loss of use of a creative organ.

The Veteran's service treatment records do not show any chronic kidney disability, intestinal bacterial infection, gout, erectile dysfunction, left breast disability, eye disability, or heart disability. Post-service medical records also lack evidence of these conditions.,There is no indication that the Veteran’s current conditions are related to his active service.

The Veteran's noncompensable service-connected disabilities are found to interfere with normal employability, and a 10 percent evaluation is granted. The case is remanded for further examination regarding the cause of his neurological conditions.

The Veteran's major depressive disorder is granted as secondary to his service-connected testicular injury, and he is awarded special monthly compensation for loss of use of a creative organ due to erectile dysfunction.