Erectile dysfunction Board decisions

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for various conditions, including type II diabetes mellitus, bilateral upper and lower extremity disorders, a cardiac disorder, generalized arthritis, a bilateral eye disorder, colon cancer, and erectile dysfunction. The appeal is not about service connection at all.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to incomplete information and need for a comprehensive examination of the Veteran's employment capacity given his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's service connection for Diabetes Mellitus, Type II is granted. The Board also remanded the cases of bilateral peripheral neuropathy and erectile dysfunction to be evaluated as secondary to DM II.

The Veteran is entitled to specially adapted housing due to his service-connected disabilities, including diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities and erectile dysfunction. The claim for special home adaptations is dismissed as a matter of law.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for an increased rating for cervical spine DJD and DDD, a compensable rating for erectile dysfunction, and earlier effective dates for service connection of headaches and SMC based on loss of use of a creative organ.,The RO assigned an effective date of September 7, 2011 for the award of a 20 percent rating for cervical spine DJD and DDD. The appellant's claim for erectile dysfunction was granted with an effective date of October 24, 2011.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II, with erectile dysfunction, renal glomerular disease, and gastroparesis is rated at 60 percent effective March 3, 2017.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and found that it is at least as likely as not related to the Veteran's in-service sexual assault. The claims of entitlement to service connection for hypertension, hepatitis C, a right knee disorder, and erectile dysfunction are also granted.

The Board has remanded the claims due to a failure to comply with previous directives for dose assessment and further consideration in accordance with 38 C.F.R. § 3.311.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to obtain or follow substantially gainful employment prior to September 3, 2015.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from obtaining or maintaining gainful employment, and his claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is denied.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's psychiatric and physical conditions. The claims will be reconsidered after this additional development.

The Veteran's prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction are service connected due to exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam. The skin cancer and pulmonary asbestosis claims remain pending.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not meet the criteria for SMC by reason of the need for regular aid and attendance or being housebound.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus with hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and gastroparesis is rated at 20 percent prior to June 9, 2016, and 60 percent thereafter. The Veteran's atherosclerotic coronary vascular disease (CAD) is also rated at 60 percent since May 10, 2016. Service connection has been established for right and left upper extremity neuropathy, lip disability, mitral regurgitation and tricuspid regurgitation, glaucoma/cataracts, chronic kidney disease, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and gastroparesis as secondary to diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including diabetes mellitus, right knee injury, and hip arthritis, prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is found to be etiologically related to his service-connected depressive disorder, and he is granted a rating of 100% for loss of use of a creative organ.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left upper extremity neurological condition, which is proximately due to his service-connected cervical spine disability. The claim for type II diabetes mellitus and erectile dysfunction was denied.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development, including a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's Paget's disease and erectile dysfunction are related to his service.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for his anterior mandibular ostectomy was denied. His depression with pain disorder and generalized anxiety disorder received an initial increased rating to 70 percent effective May 3, 2014.

The Board has granted a 50 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected adjustment disorder with mixed depression and anxiety and undifferentiated somatoform disorder, effective August 31, 2010. The decision also addresses an earlier effective date claim for the increased rating.