Erectile dysfunction Board decisions

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals for the claims of service connection and increased ratings, as well as all related issues. The appeal is dismissed.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II, is rated at 20 percent. The issue of service connection for a skin disability has been withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Veteran's appeal is REMANDED to the Agency of Original Jurisdiction (AOJ) for further development and readjudication.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities precluded substantially gainful employment prior to January 19, 2012. TDIU was granted for this period.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus and erectile dysfunction have been denied, as new and material evidence was not received to reopen the diabetes mellitus claim. The erectile dysfunction claim is also denied due to lack of a valid theory of entitlement.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The Board found no current conditions that met the criteria for service connection, except for migraine headaches and erectile dysfunction (ED) with Peyronie's disease.

The Veteran's PTSD, along with associated alcohol dependence and other service-connected conditions, most nearly approximates the criteria for a 70 percent rating beginning April 13, 2012. The Board granted service connection for neurological disabilities of the upper and lower extremities as secondary to his PTSD and associated alcohol dependence. Service connection was also granted for radiculopathy of the right leg and bilateral CTS, both found to be related to his PTSD and alcohol dependence.

The Board has remanded the claims for extraschedular consideration due to Johnson v. McDonald, and for TDIU consideration.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at the highest possible level (100%) due to total occupational and social impairment. The issues of service connection for erectile dysfunction, coronary heart disease, hypertension, a neurological disability, and peripheral vascular disease are remanded.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right ear hearing loss had its onset during his active military service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling the Veteran for examinations to determine the nature, extent, severity and manifestations of his service-connected PTSD and other conditions.

The Veteran's service connection for decreased libido associated with hairy-cell leukemia was granted effective September 8, 2014. The issue of entitlement to service connection for erectile dysfunction remains unresolved.

The Board denied service connection for a heart disorder, chest pain, numbness, and erectile dysfunction. The Veteran's claims were not based on exposure to herbicides or other presumptive conditions.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been presented to reopen the claims of service connection for right shoulder disability, prostate disability, and hypertension. The Veteran's current right shoulder disability is considered incurred in or related to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, as due to herbicide exposure, is granted. The Board finds that the evidence of record supports a finding that the Veteran was exposed to herbicides during his period of active service in Korea and concedes this exposure. As such, service connection for diabetes mellitus is granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's ED is at least as likely as not caused by medication prescribed for his service-connected CAD, and thus grants service connection for ED secondary to CAD.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to his service-connected PTSD with depression, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities (coronary artery disease, diabetes, small fiber diabetic neuropathy of the lower extremities associated with diabetes, hypertension associated with diabetes, peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities associated with diabetes, and erectile dysfunction) were rated 80 percent combined and shared a common etiology. They are shown to have rendered him incapable of maintaining regular substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further procedural action regarding his claims of service connection and initial disability ratings.

The Veteran's claim of entitlement to a compensable initial rating for service-connected erectile dysfunction is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including an examination to determine the nature and severity of his testicular pain.