Erectile dysfunction Board decisions

The Veteran's appeals for service connection regarding ulcers, chest condition, and erectile dysfunction have been denied.

The Veteran's service-connected prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction do not preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment, thus his claim for a TDIU is denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, meeting the schedular criteria for TDIU since February 8, 2016. The Board has referred the case to the Under Secretary for Benefits or Director of Compensation and Pension Service for an extra-schedular evaluation under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(b).

The Veteran's claims for prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction, urinary incontinence, diabetes mellitus, type II, heart disability (presumed to be atrial fibrillation or other cardiac arrhythmia), and hypertension were denied as service connection could not be established due to lack of evidence supporting herbicide exposure during service. The presumptive provisions for Agent Orange exposure did not apply.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn prior to the Board making a decision.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, and hypertension are all found to be related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus. The Board grants these claims.

The Board has determined that service connection is not warranted for right upper, left lower, or right lower extremity neurological disabilities.,Service connection is granted for erectile dysfunction secondary to a service-connected back disability. The Veteran's IBS and bilateral gout of the feet are each rated at their highest possible compensable levels.

The Board found that the Veteran's pancreatitis, diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction, and acquired psychiatric disability are not related to service or to medication for his service-connected leishmaniasis. Therefore, service connection was denied.

The Board has granted service connection for cervical spine disorder, bladder cancer, and erectile dysfunction based on presumptive exposure to herbicide agents during service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for low back condition, hair loss, insomnia, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, and psychiatric disorder. The decision found that there was no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than November 28, 2006 for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is granted. The criteria for TDIU were met as of November 1, 2005.

The Veteran's death was presumed to be due to his service-connected schizophrenia, thus qualifying him for burial benefits.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral plantar posterior calcaneal spurs was denied as there is no evidence of a nexus between the condition and his military service.

The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of insomnia, and the Board finds that his sleep impairment is already encompassed in his service-connected depressive disorder.,There is no evidence of hypertension during service or within one year of discharge. The Veteran's hypertension was diagnosed several years after service separation and is not related to diabetes mellitus or service.,The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of erectile dysfunction, and the record contains no indication that his post-service condition is causally related to his active service or diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction is currently rated at 20 percent, and the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II, is not proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected sleep apnea. The Board also found that there was insufficient evidence to establish aggravation of erectile dysfunction by chronic right testalgia.

The Veteran's urinary incontinence is rated at 60 percent, the maximum allowable rating under voiding dysfunction. The Veteran does not meet the criteria for a TDIU as his combined evaluation of service-connected disabilities is less than 70 percent.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, diabetes mellitus, and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities, preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's claims for effective dates prior to August 23, 2008 for service connection of various conditions were denied as the disabilities preexisted his final period of active duty service and are not shown to have been aggravated during that time.,All awards of service connection and SMC based on these conditions were assigned an effective date of August 23, 2008.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is not service connected and was not caused or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus. The Board denied the claim for secondary service connection.