Erectile dysfunction Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need to obtain missing service treatment records and issue a Statement of the Case for depression and erectile dysfunction.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral plantar fasciitis, have resulted in a combined rating of 100 percent as of April 20, 2015. Effective from July 15, 2016, the Veteran is entitled to TDIU due to his depressive disorder.

The Veteran's service connected disabilities do not render him unable to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 30 percent, and his erectile dysfunction does not warrant a compensable rating. The Board has granted the Veteran a TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's death was not caused by any service-connected condition, and he did not meet the criteria for DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 or accrued benefits. The appellant is also ineligible for death pension as of September 1, 2014.

The Board is remanding the case for additional development, including obtaining service treatment records and VA treatment records. The Veteran's claims will be adjudicated again based on this new evidence.

The Veteran's DM with erectile dysfunction has been rated at 40 percent since May 15, 2017. Prior to that date, the condition was rated at 20 percent.,Effective May 15, 2017, a separate rating of 20 percent for penis deformity with loss of erectile power has been granted.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction and microalbuminuria was denied. His claim for service connection for hypertension, as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, was not established. The issue of service connection for PTSD is addressed in the REMAND portion of this decision.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of established herbicide exposure and for clarification of the November 2014 private medical opinion.

The Veteran's Parkinson's disease and its associated residuals, including urinary incontinence, erectile dysfunction, loss of sense of smell, and SMC based on loss of use of a creative organ, are all effective from August 31, 2010. The separate ratings for the residuals of Parkinson's disease with right upper extremity muscle rigidity and stiffness, left upper extremity muscle rigidity and stiffness, right lower extremity, left lower extremity, urinary incontinence, erectile dysfunction, and loss of sense of smell are also effective from August 31, 2010. Service connection for residuals of Parkinson's disease with right upper extremity muscle rigidity and stiffness, left upper extremity muscle rigidity and stiffness, right lower extremity, and left lower extremity is not effective earlier than August 31, 2010.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for an elevated cholesterol disorder has been withdrawn.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and records. The issues of service connection for erectile dysfunction and a rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD are pending.

The Board finds that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of peripheral neuropathy of either the left or right upper extremity and therefore, service connection for this condition is denied.

The Board found that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction was not manifested during his active military service, is not shown to be causally or etiologically related to his active military service, and is not shown to be caused or aggravated by a service-connected disability. Therefore, the claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction was denied.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II is rated at 20 percent, and erectile dysfunction does not warrant a separate compensable rating. The issue of total disability rating based on individual unemployability prior to May 7, 2010 is moot due to the Veteran's receipt of SMC.

The Veteran's appeal involves multiple conditions and their relationship to service-connected diabetes mellitus. The Board has ordered additional clarification on the relationships between these conditions, specifically regarding hypertension, erectile dysfunction, peripheral neuropathy, renal insufficiency, and onychomycosis.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for BPH and ED, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service or herbicide exposure. The Board also found that ED is not proximately due to or aggravated by service-connected IHD.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for a TDIU rating on an extraschedular basis under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(b) for any period on appeal.

The Board finds that the Veteran's COPD, hypertension, venous insufficiency, and other respiratory, skin, ankle, foot, knee, and erectile dysfunction conditions are not service-connected as they were not incurred or aggravated by his military service.