Erectile dysfunction Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities due to a lack of nerve conduction studies in his VA treatment records.

The Veteran's prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction are not rated higher than the current 20 percent for residuals of prostate cancer, status-post radiation therapy. The erectile dysfunction is not rated higher than noncompensable.

The Board denied service connection for a low back disorder with radiculopathy and erectile dysfunction, finding that the Veteran did not have a chronic condition within one year of separation from service or continuity of symptomatology since separation. The Board also found no in-service incurrence linked by medical nexus to current diagnoses.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for hypertension, a compensable rating for residuals of prostate cancer, and a compensable rating for erectile dysfunction due to inadequate analysis in previous decisions.

The Board has ordered additional action on the claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction and bilateral lower extremity neuropathy due to a remand from the Court. The Veteran's death in January 2013 is noted, along with his military service history.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating of his abdominal disability is denied as he is already receiving the maximum schedular rating. The Board has also remanded the claims for service connection and increased ratings for PTSD and erectile dysfunction.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension, erectile dysfunction, diabetes mellitus, and psychiatric disability (including PTSD and depression) due to new evidence received after a final July 1994 rating decision. The Veteran's testimony at his December 2017 hearing is considered new and material to reopen the claim of service connection for hypertension.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The claims for diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction, and peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities are remanded due to lack of evidence regarding herbicide exposure.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for hypertension and erectile dysfunction, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including tinnitus and multiple cardiovascular conditions, have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. Service connection for tinnitus is granted based on in-service noise exposure.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including low back disability, left and right hip disabilities, erectile dysfunction, bladder disability, and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, all of which were secondary to his claimed low back disability. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to his military service or injuries incurred therein.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and development of his service stressor allegations.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension as secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus type II (DMII) with erectile dysfunction and peripheral neuropathy. The increased rating claim for DMII was denied, but the part of the September 13, 2011 decision that addressed this issue is vacated.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his right and left shoulder disorders in conjunction with the right knee disorder, rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to September 19, 2011.

The Board denied service connection for erectile dysfunction and SMC based on loss of use of a creative organ as the evidence did not support that the conditions were related to service or service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for erectile dysfunction, currently rated at 0 percent, is denied as there is no evidence of a deformity of the penis.

The Board has granted service connection for residuals of TBI and headaches, but has remanded the issue of service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to a TBI.

The Board has denied service connection for glaucoma and erectile dysfunction, finding that the preponderance of evidence is against a relationship to service. The claims for degenerative disc disease, thoracic back fractures, left hip strain, right hip strain, left knee degenerative joint disease, and right knee degenerative joint disease are remanded due to insufficient medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an increased rating and TDIU due to his service-connected lumbar spine disability. The Veteran will be scheduled for a VA examination, and all outstanding records must be obtained.

The Board has determined that the submitted evidence is not new and material, thus denying the reopening of claims for service connection for hypertension and erectile dysfunction.