Erectile dysfunction Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction and special monthly compensation based on loss of creative organ are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination.

The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to determine the Veteran's service connection claims, including obtaining his missing service medical records and personnel records. The Veteran also needs a VA examination for each of his claimed disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal was granted for service connection of coronary artery disease, type II diabetes mellitus, and PTSD with depressive disorder NOS. The Veteran's claim for hypertension is pending.

The Veteran's sleep apnea is found to be incurred in service, and the Board grants service connection for this condition. The claims for hypertension and erectile dysfunction are remanded as additional development is needed.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service and is not etiologically related to any incident of active military service or a service-connected disability. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction, urinary dysfunction, and scars on the back has been reopened. The Board finds that his need for regular aid and attendance of another person due to his service-connected disabilities meets the criteria for SMC.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims of service connection for erectile dysfunction, pulmonary tuberculosis with COPD, and PTSD. However, it denied these claims as new evidence did not provide a link between the conditions and service.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus Type II, diabetic retinopathy, and erectile dysfunction secondary to diabetes mellitus Type II due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during the Veteran's TDY in Vietnam.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is not compensable, and his low back disability has been rated at 20% prior to April 28, 2014, and 40% thereafter.

The Veteran's service-connected depression with PTSD and anxiety warrants a 70 percent rating for the entire period on appeal. The Board found that his symptoms cannot be distinguished from each other, so all psychiatric symptoms are considered in the adjudication of the claim.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus II is being remanded for further examination and opinion regarding whether it is at least as likely as not caused or aggravated by his service-connected sleep apnea, erectile dysfunction, or anxiety disorder.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and an increased rating for erectile dysfunction are not currently before the Board. The claim for PTSD is being remanded for additional development.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, do not render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to address his claims of service connection for erectile dysfunction and an increased evaluation for his stroke disability.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tension headaches was denied in a May 1969 rating decision. The effective date of the grant of service connection for tension headaches is October 26, 2010.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals regarding the increased ratings for right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy and erectile dysfunction. The cases are dismissed.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for type II diabetes mellitus, prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction, and peripheral neuropathy of both upper and lower extremities due to lack of evidence of herbicide exposure in Panama or the Panama Canal Zone.

The Veteran's diabetes, diabetic peripheral neuropathy, and erectile dysfunction are found to have been incurred within one year of his separation from service. The Veteran also has a compensable degree of hypothyroidism that manifested within one year of his separation from service.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA examination and the need for additional evidence, including treatment records from 2009 and 2010.