Erectile dysfunction Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for sleep apnea, erectile dysfunction, and PTSD. The Veteran's prescriptions for PTSD are suspected to aggravate his sleep apnea, and there is a need for updated medical opinions on this issue. Additionally, it is unclear if PTSD causes or aggravates his erectile dysfunction.

The Veteran's claim for hypertension, secondary to PTSD, depressive disorder, diabetes mellitus, or medications taken for those conditions, has been reopened and remanded.,The Veteran's claim for seizure disorder remains denied as new and material evidence was not received.,Left ear hearing loss is rated at 0 percent effective May 20, 2014. The issue of an earlier effective date is remanded.,Diabetes mellitus is currently rated at 20 percent and the Veteran's request for a higher rating remains denied.,PTSD, depressive disorder, sleep disorder, coronary artery disease, hypertension (secondary to PTSD, depressive disorder, diabetes mellitus, or medications taken for those conditions), acid reflux (secondary to PTSD, depressive disorder, or diabetes mellitus), and erectile dysfunction (secondary to PTSD, depressive disorder, or diabetes mellitus) are all remanded.,The Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for left ear hearing loss is also remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability is rated at the highest available level of 100 percent, and he is granted a TDIU. The gastrointestinal disorder and erectile dysfunction are remanded for further examination to determine their relationship to his service-connected conditions. The left knee disability remains at 10 percent.

The Board dismissed all previously appealed claims due to the Veteran's request to withdraw his appeal.

Your claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction has been fully granted, but the appeal is dismissed as there are no remaining issues to be decided.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for erectile dysfunction, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, and a jaw disorder have been dismissed due to his request for withdrawal of the appeal.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is related to his service-connected conditions, specifically leukemia and lumbar stenosis.

The Board has denied service connection for various conditions, including bladder disability, psychiatric disorders (including PTSD and depression), sleep apnea, varicose veins, liver damage, erectile dysfunction, bicep disabilities, knee disabilities, ankle disabilities, low back disability, scar and numbness of the back, right wrist disability, missing tooth disability, eye disability (chronic conjunctivitis), bronchitis, and asthma. The Board found that these conditions are not related to service or do not meet the criteria for service connection.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for asthma, left and right foot neuropathy, erectile dysfunction associated with prostate cancer residuals, and residuals of prostate cancer due to a lack of adequate examination opinions regarding the relationship between his conditions and herbicide exposure. The Veteran will need to undergo new VA examinations to determine if his conditions are related to service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for emphysema, diabetes mellitus, type II, erectile dysfunction, and dementia, Alzheimer’s type, is granted.,Service connection for tinnitus was denied. The Veteran is not entitled to an initial disability rating higher than 10 percent.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss was granted but with a non-compensable initial disability rating.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction, finding that it is not proximately due to or the result of any service-connected disability.

The Veteran's pulmonary disease, related to asbestos exposure and asthma, is currently rated at 30 percent. The Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted.,The Veteran has been diagnosed with diabetes mellitus type II and diabetic nephropathy. The VA examiner opined that the preponderance of medical literature does not establish a causal relationship between drinking contaminated water at Camp Lejeune and the development of chronic kidney disease in the Veteran.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction is rated at 20 percent, and the Board finds that this rating is appropriate as there is no evidence of regulation of activities required for management.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings on several service-connected conditions have been dismissed. The Board has remanded the cases for further development and evaluation.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and erectile dysfunction as there was no evidence of these conditions during or within one year after service, and the medical opinions provided by VA physicians found that the conditions were not caused or aggravated by service-connected diabetes mellitus and/or posttraumatic stress disorder.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted, and a 10% rating has been assigned for his left knee disability. The other conditions are remanded.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction and acquired psychiatric disorder (anxiety, NOS and depressive disorder, NOS) are granted service connection. The Veteran's chronic fatigue syndrome is remanded for further examination.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD has prevented him from engaging in substantially gainful employment since February 1, 2012. The Board finds that the criteria for a finding of a TDIU under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16 (b) have been met.

Service connection for OSA and ED has been granted.,Service connection for a painful cyst disorder other than PFB, tinea versicolor of the chest, diverticulitis, and hemorrhoids has not been established.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including fibromyalgia, prostate cancer, sleep apnea, gastrointestinal disorders, colon cancer, hiatal hernia, acid reflux, erectile dysfunction, skin disorder, and neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities. The Veteran's claims were based on direct service connection rather than presumptive exposure to herbicides or other conditions.