Erectile dysfunction Board decisions

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction and SMC are granted secondary to his prostate cancer, but an earlier effective date is denied. The Veteran is currently rated at 20 percent for voiding dysfunction (previously prostate cancer) with a maximum schedular rating of 60 percent since February 24, 2011.

The Board has determined that the effective dates for the grant of service connection for erectile dysfunction and SMC based on loss of use of a creative organ should be July 29, 2008.

The Board denied service connection for erectile dysfunction and did not reopen the claims for peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and occupational experience, warranting a TDIU for accrued benefit purposes.

The Veteran's service-connected esophagus perforation has been granted a 50% rating prior to July 1, 2009 and an 80% rating thereafter. The issue of entitlement to a temporary total rating for surgery requiring convalescence is pending.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a videoconference hearing before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA social and industrial survey to determine his employability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to diabetes mellitus or coronary artery disease, entitlement to special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ, and an initial evaluation in excess of 30 percent for PTSD. The evidence did not support higher ratings under any applicable diagnostic codes.

The Board found that the reduction of a 100% rating to 20% for the residuals of prostate cancer with erectile dysfunction prior to February 16, 2017, was proper. However, an increased 40% rating is granted for the residuals of prostate cancer with erectile dysfunction from February 16, 2017.

The Veteran's prostate cancer residuals, including erectile dysfunction and periodic loss of sphincter control, are rated at a 20 percent rating.,Service connection for loss of sphincter control as secondary to the service-connected disability of residuals of prostate cancer is granted.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II, with erectile dysfunction and diabetic retinopathy is rated at 20 percent. A separate 20 percent rating for voiding dysfunction secondary to diabetes mellitus, type II, effective June 2, 2016, has been granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for a new VA examination to determine if the Veteran's erectile dysfunction was caused or aggravated by his service-connected disability or medications for a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction has been rated at 20 percent since January 7, 2010. The evidence does not show that the condition requires insulin or regulation of activities.

The Board found that the Veteran's death was not caused by any service-connected disability, and thus denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction is rated at 60 percent from February 1, 2016. The hypertension disability is found to be service-connected.,Higher initial ratings for the diabetic complications of upper and lower extremities are denied.

The Board denied an increased disability rating for diabetes mellitus type II, finding that the Veteran's condition did not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on the need for insulin or regulation of activities.

The Board found that the Veteran's ED and hypertension are not related to his service-connected DM, Type II. The evidence does not support a finding of secondary service connection.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for erectile dysfunction is denied as there are no findings of penis deformity or other associated conditions that would warrant such a rating.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for SMC based on housebound status from June 1, 2007 to December 31, 2008 due to insufficient evidence showing a single service-connected disability rated at 100% and additional disabilities that would qualify him for SMC.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including depressive disorder, degenerative joint/disc disease of the thoracolumbar spine, right and left upper extremity radiculopathy, anterior cervical discectomy and fusion, chondromalacia of the knees, migraine headaches, and other conditions, have rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment since September 12, 2008.