Erectile dysfunction Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for anemia, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction were denied as they are not presumed to be due to herbicide agent exposure.,Service connection was not granted because the evidence did not establish a link between the conditions and active service.

The Veteran's asbestosis is rated at 100% since December 6, 2017. The Board denied reopening the claim for service connection of a seizure disorder due to lack of evidence establishing an organic pathology.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for prostate and lung disabilities have been denied due to lack of evidence showing a current disability. The claims for thyroid, erectile dysfunction, eye, skin, low white blood cell count, colon polyps, and pericardial cyst were not addressed as they are not related to herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for erectile dysfunction is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination to determine if he currently has penile deformity and its etiology.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly adjudicate the claim of service connection for erectile dysfunction, including obtaining a new VA examination and reviewing all relevant medical records.

The Board found that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus and erectile dysfunction did not have onset during service or within one year of separation, and were not otherwise caused by his active service. The hearing loss was not shown to be due to in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction, dysthymic disorder (including dysthymia), and skin rash were previously denied in September 2009, September 2001, and September 2009 respectively. The new evidence submitted does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for substance abuse was found to be precluded as a matter of law due to his own willful misconduct.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, when evaluated in association with his educational attainment and occupational experience, precluded all forms of substantially gainful employment beginning December 1, 2012. Effective December 1, 2012, but not earlier, the criteria are met for the award of TDIU.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is not incurred in or aggravated by his service-connected epididymitis, and thus denied the claim for service connection. The right ear hearing loss issue remains pending as further development is required.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus contributed substantially or materially to cause his death, and thus grants service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death. The issue of DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 is dismissed as the Appellant withdrew her appeal.

The Veteran's claim for higher ratings and earlier effective dates for his service-connected tinnitus was denied as there is no legal basis for a schedular evaluation in excess of 10 percent or an effective date prior to August 21, 2013. The Veteran does not have other disabilities that would warrant separate evaluations.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions have been denied. The Board found no new and material evidence to reopen the claims, and the diagnoses of the claimed conditions were not established during or related to active service.,Service connection was also denied for vertigo, chloracne, a disorder manifested by generalized sores, color blindness, respiratory disorders (shortness of breath), and sleep apnea.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining a VA social and industrial survey to assess the combined effects of his service-connected disabilities on his employability.

The Veteran's prostate cancer is not service-connected as it did not develop during or within one year after his military service, and there is no evidence linking the condition to his time in service.,His erectile dysfunction and psychiatric disorders are also not service-connected, with the Board finding that the primary disability (prostate cancer) is not connected to his military service.

The Veteran's appeal was withdrawn for the issues of hypertension, bilateral hearing loss and diabetes ratings. The Board granted service connection on a secondary basis for erectile dysfunction due to his service-connected diabetes.

The Board has decided that additional development is needed before the claim on appeal can be adjudicated, including an opinion regarding whether the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is related to service or as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction is currently rated at 20 percent, but does not warrant a higher rating as it does not require regulation of activities or hospitalization for complications.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection of PTSD and found that a higher evaluation is not warranted for diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction. The Veteran's restrictive lung disease was not incurred in or aggravated by service, to include as due to presumed exposure to an herbicide agent during Vietnam service.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II and coronary artery disease (CAD) are found to be related to in-service herbicide exposure. The claims for service connection for these conditions are granted.

The Veteran's appeal for an initial compensable rating for erectile dysfunction associated with type II diabetes mellitus was withdrawn prior to the promulgation of a decision. The claim of entitlement to TDIU prior to September 14, 2017, is dismissed as the evidence does not show that his service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.