Erectile dysfunction Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss and hypertension have been reopened, and both conditions are now granted.,Service connection is also granted for erectile dysfunction.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction disability is rated at a 20 percent rating, effective as of the date of this decision. The Board finds that he meets the criteria for such a rating based on significant testicular atrophy and loss of erectile power.

The Board is remanding the claims for hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) due to incomplete records and need for further development.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is being remanded for further development, including a comprehensive VA examination and consideration of the impact of his service-connected disabilities on his ability to work.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining a new VA examination to assess whether the Veteran's service-connected disabilities preclude him from engaging in substantially gainful employment. The TDIU claim will be readjudicated based on the results of this additional examination.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities meet the percentage requirements for a TDIU, and his combined disability rating is at least 70 percent. The Board has granted a TDIU based on the severity of his service-connected conditions.

The Board has found that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the appellant's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a back condition, and erectile dysfunction with incontinence. The case is being remanded to obtain additional development of the evidence.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is at least as likely as not caused or permanently aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus warrants a 20 percent rating, but not higher. The claim of entitlement to service connection for erectile dysfunction was previously denied and is now final due to lack of timely appeal. New evidence received since the denial does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension is granted. The Board finds that the evidence is in relative equipoise as to whether the Veteran's hypertension had its onset during active service, and thus grants service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for erectile dysfunction and left inguinal hernia, finding that these conditions are at least as likely as not caused by the Veteran's service-connected hypertension. Service connection for a low back disability was denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to issues related to service connection for PTSD, erectile dysfunction, and a sleep disability; the rating assigned to his service-connected hearing loss; and the effective dates of service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus. The Veteran must file a VA Form 9 if he wishes to perfect an appeal as to these issues.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, prostate cancer residuals, cervical spine degenerative disc disease, and other conditions do not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and arranging a comprehensive examination of his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for a back condition in 1988 and again in 1988. The Veteran's claim was reopened in 2011, and he was granted service connection for intervertebral disc syndrome with degenerative arthritis and erectile dysfunction effective January 31, 2011.

The Veteran's service-connected ED is manifested by loss of erectile power without evidence of a deformity of the penis, and thus does not meet the criteria for a compensable disability rating.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a right ankle sprain, increased rating for his right knee disability, and compensable rating for erectile dysfunction were denied. The Board found no evidence of a current diagnosis of a right ankle sprain or residuals thereof. For the right knee disability, the Board granted staged ratings based on limitation of motion.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for PTSD and major depression was granted, with a current evaluation of 50 percent.,Service connection for erectile dysfunction was established effective January 28, 2004.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for PTSD, porphyria, obstructive sleep apnea, teeth grinding and erectile dysfunction. The Veteran's current diagnoses of these conditions are attributed to his in-service stressors, specifically his service in Vietnam. Service connection is granted for each condition.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU is being remanded due to the need for updated VA examinations and a VA industrial/occupational examination.