Erectile dysfunction Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA and private medical records, as well as considering his service treatment records from Womack Army Medical Center.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling the Veteran for a VA examination to determine the nature and extent of his service-connected spine and right and left knee disabilities.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus is currently rated at 20 percent, which does not meet the criteria for a higher rating due to lack of regulation of activities or other specific manifestations. His erectile dysfunction is also rated at 20 percent and fully contemplates his symptoms.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination for his service-connected coronary artery disease and addendum opinions regarding his bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and erectile dysfunction claims.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's psychiatric disorder, including anxiety, erectile dysfunction, and vertigo are all secondary to his service-connected disabilities (asthma and tachycardia). As such, these claims have been granted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied across multiple conditions, including PTSD, alcohol abuse, GERD, diverticulosis/diverticulitis, sleep apnea, erectile dysfunction, and peripheral neuropathy. The Board found no evidence of a nexus between these conditions and active service or any service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's prostate disability, diagnosed as hyperplasia of the prostate, is not service connected due to lack of evidence showing a connection between his active service and this condition.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The initial rating for diabetes was not granted, chronic otitis externa did not warrant a compensable rating, the lumbar spine disability received an increased rating but remained at 20 percent, cervical spine disorder, bilateral hip disorder, knee disorder, ankle disorder, kidney disorder (hypertension), heart disorder (hypertension), erectile dysfunction, and peripheral neuropathy of both upper and lower extremities were not granted service connection. The Veteran's diabetes was rated as 20 percent disabling.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's prostate cancer and related residuals, including erectile dysfunction. The issues are inextricably intertwined and must be addressed together.

The Board has granted a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD, finding that the Veteran's social and occupational impairment is more nearly approximates deficiencies in most areas than total impairment.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction, to include as secondary to shell fragment wound residuals, PTSD, diabetes mellitus, and prostate cancer is being remanded due to the need for additional development of medical records.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is found to be secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus II, and thus granted service connection.

The Board found that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is not related to his service-connected PTSD or medications taken for it, and thus denied the claim.

The Veteran's claims for higher ratings on his service-connected disabilities, including left arm brachial plexopathy, hypothyroidism, and erectile dysfunction, were denied. The appeal is not about service connection at all.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his bilateral knee conditions, finding that there was no evidence of a service connection for erectile dysfunction and insufficient evidence to support higher disability ratings for his left knee gonoarthritis with scars, right knee instability, and right knee osteoarthritis.

The Veteran has been diagnosed with various conditions, including atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, type II diabetes mellitus, and erectile dysfunction. The Board finds that these diagnoses are related to his service due to the presumption of herbicide exposure for veterans who served in Vietnam.

The Board found no evidence of a low back disorder during service and denied the claim. Bilateral hearing loss was not shown to be related to service or noise exposure, as there is no current disability meeting VA's definition of hearing loss. Diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, and ED were also not linked to service.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for PTSD was granted, but the claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction and an increased rating for lumbar spine disability remains denied.

The Board has granted a 20 percent evaluation for the Veteran's erectile dysfunction, which is considered a penile deformity with loss of erectile power. The Veteran's gynecomastia was separately evaluated and remains under appeal.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus and hypertension, finding no evidence of these conditions during active service or within one year post-service. The Veteran's current diagnoses were not related to his military service.,The Board also denied service connection for erectile dysfunction and a bilateral foot disability (residuals of frostbite), noting the absence of any in-service diagnosis or treatment.