Erectile dysfunction Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected Type II diabetes mellitus is found to be the cause of his obstructive sleep apnea, and therefore he is granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for ED, finding that it is proximately due to his service-connected prostate cancer. The claims for hearing loss and tinnitus are being remanded for further development.

The Veteran's appeal is REMANDED for additional development, including a new VA examination and a combined effects medical opinion. The issues of entitlement to an increased initial rating for PTSD and entitlement to a TDIU are being remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected erectile dysfunction is not manifested by a loss of erectile power and is considered part of his diabetic process. Therefore, he does not meet the criteria for an initial compensable rating.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction, degenerative joint disease of the right knee, and depression. The Veteran is entitled to a rating in excess of 10 percent for his degenerative joint disease of the right knee and an initial rating of 50 percent or higher for his depression since June 30, 2011.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is not service connected as secondary to his prostate cancer, and denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals of prostate cancer.

The Board has granted service connection for erectile dysfunction and migraine headaches, and has awarded an effective date of December 18, 2009 for a 30 percent rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae. The claim for right carpal tunnel syndrome is being remanded.

The Board found that the Veteran's cause of death (brain herniation due to stroke) was not related to service or his service-connected disabilities, including diabetes mellitus and coronary artery disease.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is linked to his service-connected prostate cancer.,Peyronie's disease is linked to his service-connected depressive disorder.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine the Veteran's exposure to herbicides in Thailand and whether his PTSD, depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, and other psychiatric conditions are related to service. The case will be remanded for these purposes.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is service-connected as secondary to his service-connected type II diabetes mellitus. The Veteran also has a TDIU effective June 1, 2009.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for benign prostatic hypertrophy, mild cerebral atrophy, erectile dysfunction, and a joint disability of the lower extremities. The evidence does not support that any of these conditions are related to his military service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities combine to a 70 percent evaluation, with an additional grant of special monthly compensation for the loss of use of a creative organ. The case is REMANDED for further examination and readjudication.

The Board has found that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether ED had its onset during service, and thus grants service connection for ED.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction was noted at the time of his retirement physical and has continued since service. The Board grants service connection for this condition as secondary to a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to May 12, 2009 for the grant of special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ is denied as there was no claim filed before April 7, 2010 and the earliest evidence of record showing erectile dysfunction is dated in June 2009.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been denied as new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the previously-denied claims.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is not related to service or a service-connected disability, and thus denied his claim.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have current diagnoses of bilateral hearing loss, erectile dysfunction, or bilateral pes planus. The claims for service connection were denied as there was no evidence of a current disability in these conditions at any time during the appeal period.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims of service connection for left elbow pain, sinusitis, and depression. However, it denied service connection for left ankle disability and erectile dysfunction.