Erectile dysfunction Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings have been denied. The prostate cancer with erectile dysfunction has already received the maximum schedular rating, and diabetes is rated at 20 percent due to its current manifestations.

The Veteran's service connection claims for prostate cancer, coronary artery disease, erectile dysfunction, and right ear hearing loss are all granted due to exposure to Agent Orange during his military service. The Veteran is also granted service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to his prostate cancer.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's prostate cancer, diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM), coronary artery disease (CAD), peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, peripheral vascular disease (PVD), erectile dysfunction (ED), and hypertension are all attributable to service. The conditions were presumed due to herbicide exposure in Vietnam.

The Board has remanded the case to allow the Veteran to attend a videoconference hearing and for further development.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is not related to service and was not caused or aggravated by a service-connected disease or injury. The claims for flat feet, inguinal hernia, and umbilical hernia have been denied.

The Veteran's hypertension and erectile dysfunction have been granted service connection effective August 5, 2009.,An initial 10 percent rating for hypertension is assigned.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions, including PTSD, scars, diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction, right hand arthritis, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss, prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment. The Board finds that the Veteran meets the schedular requirement for a TDIU due to his combined disability rating of 80 percent.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including obtaining medical opinions and records related to the Veteran's erectile dysfunction (ED) and its relationship to his service-connected type 2 diabetes mellitus.

The Board has determined that the Veteran was entitled to a TDIU as of November 27, 2007, based on his service-connected disabilities and their impact on his ability to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction and hypertension are found to be secondary to the service-connected diabetes mellitus type II, and service connection is granted for these conditions.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is rated as noncompensable due to lack of evidence of penile deformity, and he has already been awarded special monthly compensation for loss of use of a creative organ. Therefore, the claim for a compensable disability rating is denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment consistent with his level of education and occupational experience.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral knee disability and erectile dysfunction (ED) are not related to his service-connected disabilities.,Specifically, there is no evidence of a direct relationship between the Veteran's in-service injuries and his current conditions.

The Veteran's diabetes is rated at 20 percent, with complications including diabetic gastroparesis and bilateral onychomycosis. The Board denied an increased rating for diabetes.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and seeking verification of herbicide agent exposure. The Veteran is also requested to provide a VA medical opinion regarding his claimed disabilities.

The Veteran's unemployability is due to his service-connected disabilities, which have rendered him unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Board has remanded the case due to deficiencies in the evidence and need for further development, including obtaining an addendum opinion from a VA examiner regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus and/or heart disorder of CAD are aggravating his erectile dysfunction.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for necrotic tissue of the brain and spine was granted. The appeal related to increased ratings for his service-connected conditions including multiple sclerosis, anxiety disorder, peripheral neuropathy, and voiding dysfunction were also granted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened and are now considered. The Board has found new evidence that relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim, raising a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is not caused or aggravated by his service-connected ischemic heart disease and/or diabetes mellitus, and thus denied the claim for service connection.