Erectile dysfunction Board decisions

The Board has remanded the appeal due to additional evidence being added to the claims file and for obtaining outstanding VA and private treatment records. The Veteran is also asked to submit lay statements from himself and others who have firsthand knowledge of his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have service connection for DM II or ED due to lack of evidence showing in-service exposure, continuity of symptomatology, or a nexus between his current conditions and service. The claim is denied.

The Board has granted a TDIU effective from April 2, 2008 due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities preventing him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not result in the need for regular aid and attendance of another person.

The Veteran's claim for specially adapted housing and/or a special home adaptation grant is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a new VA examination.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to scheduling issues, and he was not able to attend the scheduled hearing. The case will be returned to the AOJ for rescheduling of a videoconference hearing.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent him from obtaining and retaining substantially gainful employment, meeting the criteria for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's service connection claims for sarcoidosis, tuberculosis, and erectile dysfunction were denied. The Board found that the Veteran's common variable immune deficiency was first manifested during service or caused by chemical exposures in service, which led to his secondary conditions including asthma, mycoplasma infection, chronic bronchitis, and residuals of pneumonia. Service connection is granted for these secondary conditions.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to his failure to appear for a scheduled videoconference hearing. The case will be rescheduled for him.

The Veteran has withdrawn all of the issues on appeal, including service connection, rating, and TDIU issues.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to address the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left ankle disorders, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction. Specifically, a VA examination is required to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension and erectile dysfunction on a secondary basis to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.,Service connection is established for hypertension due to its being related to PTSD, which is considered service-connected. Service connection is also established for erectile dysfunction as it is related to DM.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including left knee disability, gout, hypertension, bronchitis, erectile dysfunction, and irregular bowel dysfunction. The evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims.

The Board found that the Veteran's heart condition, migraine headaches, and erectile dysfunction were not caused by VA treatment or medication. The evidence did not support a finding of additional disability resulting from carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault on the part of VA.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is rated at 0 percent under the rating schedule, and an extraschedular evaluation was denied.,Service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to PTSD was granted. The Veteran's left hip femoral acetabular impingement was not found to be service-connected.,Service connection for a left hip disability (femoral acetabular impingement) was denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment, meeting the criteria for a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and development of his medical records.

The Veteran's hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and headache disabilities are found to be service-connected.

The Board has remanded the claims for further development due to the need for additional medical opinions and consideration of new evidence.

The Board found that the Veteran's ED is not related to his military service or his service-connected diabetes mellitus and coronary artery disease, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.