Erectile dysfunction Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected erectile dysfunction with penis deformity is rated at a maximum of 20 percent, which satisfies his request for a separate rating.

The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea and headaches are found to be related to his service-connected psychiatric disorders.,Erectile dysfunction is not linked to service, and bilateral hearing loss does not meet VA criteria for a disability. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder remains at 70 percent.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for various conditions due to insufficient development and lack of adequate medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence received after the November 2015 supplemental statement of the case, including VA and private treatment records that were not previously considered. The Veteran's diabetes mellitus is currently rated at 60 percent since January 28, 2019. The Board must determine if a rating in excess of 20 percent was warranted prior to January 28, 2019.

The Veteran's service-connected erectile dysfunction is not caused by his diabetes mellitus, type 2. The Board denied the claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for right ankle strain.

The Veteran's prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction claims are remanded for further evaluation. The effective date of service connection for prostate cancer is denied, but the Veteran may be eligible for a higher rating based on his current symptoms.

The Board has remanded several service connection claims due to the need for further development regarding in-service herbicide exposure and the existence of certain disorders. The Veteran's service aboard ships within Vietnam is being reviewed, as are his claims for various disabilities.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for the Veteran's type 2 diabetes mellitus, finding that his condition does not require regulation of activities. The decision also noted that his erectile dysfunction is rated as part of the diabetes rating and voiding dysfunction complications are not compensable.

The appeal for service connection of various conditions, including lumbar spine disorder, bilateral eye disorder, headaches, TMJ, right and left knee and ankle disorders, erectile dysfunction, left and right lower extremity disorders is remanded due to the need for additional examinations and records.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not meet the criteria for specially adapted housing or a special home adaption grant due to lack of loss of use of limbs, blindness, or inhalation injury.,The Veteran was not found in need of regular aid and attendance based on his service-connected disabilities as he had dementia which is not service connected.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension is at least as likely as not related to in-service herbicide exposure and his service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder. The claim for erectile dysfunction was granted on a secondary basis.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents. The AOJ is instructed to verify the distance between the bungalow where the Veteran lived and the areas sprayed with herbicide.

The appeals seeking service connection and an increased rating for the Veteran's conditions have been dismissed due to his death.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is granted as secondary to his service-connected heart disorder. The rating for his anxiety disorder from January 24, 2013 to November 5, 2016 and from November 6, 2016 onwards is granted at 70%. The case of Individual Unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) is remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic neck pain, erectile dysfunction, and an evaluation in excess of 70 percent for PTSD. The appeals were remanded for other issues.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the cause of death and whether service-connected disabilities contributed to it. The Veteran died from a brain tumor, but without known pathology of the brain mass, no definite determination can be made on whether the brain mass was related to military service or metastasized from his service-connected prostate cancer.

The Veteran's request to reopen the claim for lumbar myofascitis with T9 hemangioma and chronic low back pain was denied. The claim for erectile dysfunction is also denied.,The Board has determined that there is no new and material evidence to reopen the claim of service connection for lumbar myofascitis with T9 hemangioma and chronic low back pain, as the evidence does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim. The Veteran's erectile dysfunction claim was also denied.,The Board found that there is no nexus between the Veteran’s acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD) and his service.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to outstanding private treatment records and further examination.

The Veteran's post-operative right inguinal hernia has not been shown to be recurrent. The most probative evidence of record reflects that for the period on appeal the Veteran has been shown to be unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected disabilities.,The Veteran is already in receipt of a separate 10 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 7802 for his residual, scar post-operative right inguinal hernia. A higher rating under Diagnostic Code 7802 is not warranted.,The Veteran's combined evaluation exceeded 40 percent from March 23, 2007, and he meets the schedular requirements for entitlement to a TDIU.

The Board has dismissed all appeals for service connection as the Veteran withdrew his requests to appeal these issues.