Erectile dysfunction Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for increased special monthly compensation (SMC) under 38 U.S.C.A. � 1114(r)(1) and/or � 1114(r)(2) is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining private medical records from University Hospital and VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System, as well as arranging for a new VA examination.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for effective dates prior to specified dates for various service connection determinations. The appeals are dismissed.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his claims, including obtaining Vet Center and VAMC treatment records, as well as evidence related to his employment status and disciplinary actions at work.

The Veteran's appeals have been dismissed as he has withdrawn his claims.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including chronic adjustment disorder with anxiety, diabetic nephropathy, bilateral hearing loss, diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction, tinnitus, and status post shrapnel injuries, have rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted a TDIU rating.

The Veteran was rendered unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment as a result of his service-connected disabilities for the period on appeal prior to January 9, 2007. The Board found that he had one disability rated at 60 percent (hypertension) and a combined rating of 80 percent, effective from September 15, 2005.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for low back strain, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction. The Veteran's current hypertension is not service-connected as it did not manifest within one year of active service.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for diabetes mellitus and its complications has been withdrawn. The current evaluation of 40 percent for diabetes mellitus is maintained, as there are no compensable diabetic complications.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn by his representative, and thus the case is dismissed.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for the claims of service connection for erectile dysfunction and a bilateral retina eye condition.

The Veteran's combined rating for service-connected disabilities (diabetic kidney disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus with hypertension and erectile dysfunction, bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, coronary artery disease) is now 100 percent. The Board finds that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities are of such nature and severity as to prevent him from engaging in substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and occupational experience.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is found to be secondary to his service-connected prostatitis. Diabetes mellitus type II and kidney disorder are not related to service or a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the case is dismissed.

The Veteran seeks service connection for erectile dysfunction, to include as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus and coronary artery disease. The Board has ordered a remand to obtain an additional VA examination concerning the etiology of the Veteran's erectile dysfunction.

The Veteran's adenocarcinoma of the prostate with erectile dysfunction, status-post radical retropubic prostatectomy associated with herbicide exposure has been rated as 20 percent disabling. The evidence does not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on voiding dysfunction or urinary frequency.

The Board's February 2014 decision denying service connection for a right arm/shoulder disorder is dismissed as the Veteran did not file a timely Notice of Disagreement.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction and granted service connection for chloracne. The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is presumed to be related to his in-service herbicide exposure, while his chloracne is presumed to have become manifest within a year of his last exposure to herbicides.

Service connection for PTSD was granted, but an earlier effective date is denied.,Erectile dysfunction is not service connected.

The Veteran's combined disability rating is less than the schedular percentage requirements for a TDIU, and his service-connected disabilities do not render him unemployable.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for erectile dysfunction, finding that it did not manifest in service and was not related to his service-connected disabilities.