Erectile dysfunction Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions, including hypertension, loss of taste/smell, skin disorder (acne), sleep apnea, erectile dysfunction, gout, and vestibular disorder are granted. The service connection is established on a direct basis.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is caused by his service-connected PTSD, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for right and left shoulder disabilities, erectile dysfunction, and trigeminal neuralgia as secondary to his service-connected multiple sclerosis. The Veteran was not granted any compensable evaluation for his trigeminal neuralgia.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at a 30 percent disability rating since January 7, 2013. The Board has granted service connection for hypertension and erectile dysfunction as secondary to his service-connected type II diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's hypertension and headaches are service-connected. Service connection for a groin disability, bilateral hearing loss, bilateral shin splints, skin disorder, and erectile dysfunction is not established. The Veteran has an extraschedular rating for his lumbar spine condition and the claim for a higher PTSD rating was denied.

The Veteran's right lower radiculopathy was reduced from 10 percent to noncompensable effective February 11, 2009. The Board restored the original rating of 10 percent.,The Veteran is not entitled to a TDIU rating as his service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

Service connection for coronary artery disease (CAD), prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction, squamous cell carcinoma, bilateral upper extremity and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy has been granted.,The Veteran's application to reopen his claim of entitlement to service connection for a bilateral vision disorder is granted.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including diabetic peripheral neuropathy and cataracts, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation since February 14, 2011. The Board grants entitlement to TDIU from that date.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as secondary to service-connected PTSD with adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood.,The Veteran's left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is granted as secondary to service-connected PTSD with adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood.,The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is granted as secondary to service-connected PTSD with adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, and also as secondary to hypertension.

The Veteran is found unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected disabilities, which include prostate cancer, Parkinson's disease, and various neurological and musculoskeletal conditions.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent disabling, effective from November 2013. He also has service-connected hypertension and erectile dysfunction. The Board granted an initial increased disability rating for PTSD.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not render him unemployable prior to July 7, 2010. His education and experience allow for both physical and sedentary work.

The Board found that the Veteran's prostate cancer residuals with erectile dysfunction were properly reduced from a 100% to a 40% evaluation effective October 1, 2012. The evidence did not show continued active malignancy or recurrence of prostate cancer.

The Veteran is unable to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities, which are rated as a combined rating of at least 70 percent.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for prostatitis and erectile dysfunction as there is no evidence linking these conditions to his active service or any presumptive exposure.

The Board has determined that the Veteran was exposed to herbicides during his service in Thailand and therefore grants service connection for diabetes mellitus.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction, peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities, and peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus. The evidence supports the Veteran's assertions that his vertigo is related to his service-connected diabetes.

The Veteran's claimed conditions are not service-connected as they were first diagnosed after discharge from service and there is no evidence of in-service incurrence or aggravation. The Board finds that the Veteran did not have diabetes mellitus during service, nor was he exposed to Agent Orange while serving aboard a ship.

The Board has found that the award of service connection for ED due to service-connected diabetes mellitus type II was clearly and unmistakably erroneous, and thus severed. The Veteran's claim for continued payment of SMC for loss of use of a creative organ effective June 1, 2013, is denied as he did not meet the statutory requirements for such benefits at that time.

The Veteran's appeals have been withdrawn due to his request for withdrawal of the appeal. As a result, there are no pending issues for further review.