Erectile dysfunction Board decisions

The Veteran's lumbosacral strain is currently rated at 40 percent, but the Board finds no basis to grant a higher rating.,The Veteran's PTSD and other service-connected conditions combine to preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to a lack of relevant medical records, specifically from Dr. A.B.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus and erectile dysfunction, finding no evidence of a nexus to service or service-connected conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to the intertwining nature of his erectile dysfunction and acquired psychiatric disorder. The case will be returned for further development.

The Veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD was denied, and his TDIU claim was also denied as his service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Board has found that additional development is necessary for the claims on appeal regarding a lumbar spine disability, left hip disability, and erectile dysfunction. The Veteran's service treatment records show he was treated for strained back muscles in January 1973. However, his subsequent complaints of low back pain since service are not addressed by the VA examiners' opinions. For the left hip disability and ED claims, the Board found that further information is needed regarding the medications the Veteran takes for his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for erectile dysfunction was reopened, service connection for diabetes mellitus due to herbicide exposure is denied, hypertension and onychomycosis of the left nail are not granted, but a higher rating of 20% for left foot plantar fasciitis from January 25, 2018 is granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service treatment records and lack of evidence regarding herbicide exposure. The Veteran's prostate cancer with erectile dysfunction is being reviewed for possible connection to his military service, including potential exposure to burn pits.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus type II (DMII) with erectile dysfunction, finding that the OSA is proximately due to or aggravated by his DMII.

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection. Restoration of a 10 percent disability rating for surgical scar residuals of a bilateral inguinal hernia, effective May 1, 2015, is also granted.,Issues regarding generalized arthritis, right knee disability, left leg stress fracture, erectile dysfunction (secondary to PTSD), and skin disability are remanded.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is not service-connected. The Veteran was granted a 10% disability rating for his migraine headache disability and a 50% disability rating for his bilateral pes planus from October 1, 2012, through March 16, 2016.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is granted as secondary to his service-connected migraine headaches, which he was prescribed amitriptyline for.

The Board has determined that the Veteran did not have service in Vietnam, and thus is not entitled to presumptive service connection for any of his claimed conditions based on herbicide exposure. The claims are being remanded as there is insufficient evidence to support a finding of service connection.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is rated at 70 percent, and he has been granted a TDIU based on his combined disability rating of 80 percent. The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's left knee disorder is granted service connection. The rating for urinary dysfunction prior to August 15, 2007 is denied and the case is remanded for further examination and evaluation.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to new evidence being added to his case file.

The Veteran is granted service connection for hypertension due to herbicide agent exposure.,Service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, is denied as there is no current diagnosis of the condition.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions have rendered him unemployable since December 21, 2011. The Board has granted TDIU for this period.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is related to his service-connected prostate cancer and PTSD.

The Veteran's prostate cancer and related erectile dysfunction are rated at 20 percent, but the Board finds no basis to grant a higher rating. SMC for loss of use of a creative organ is granted.