Erectile dysfunction Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are too numerous and severe to identify a feasible vocational goal, leading to the denial of his VR&E benefits.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from obtaining and retaining substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's peripheral vascular disease of the lower extremities is granted as secondary to service-connected hypertension.,The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is granted as aggravated by service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus warrants a 20 percent evaluation, as he is not restricted in his activities due to this condition. Other claims for service connection and evaluations have been denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities require the need for aid and attendance of another person, as evidenced by his inability to dress or undress himself, take care of hygiene needs, prepare meals, manage medications, and attend to personal needs. The Board finds that he meets the criteria for special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance.

The Veteran's type II DM, OSA, and ED are not found to be related to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension was denied in February 2007 and not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence. The RO found that the Veteran's pre-service hypertension existed prior to service.,Service connection for diabetes mellitus was granted on the basis of aggravation, with a non-compensable rating as it remained at least partially disabling before service. The Veteran does not meet or nearly approximate the criteria for a 40 percent rating.

The Veteran's combined rating for his service-connected disabilities (type 2 diabetes mellitus with onychomycosis of all toes on both feet, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, and erectile dysfunction) is 70 percent. The Board finds that these conditions render him incapable of maintaining regular substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including a vocational examination and re-adjudication of the TDIU claim.

The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is found to be related to his service-connected mood disorder, left eye disability and back disability. The Veteran also meets the criteria for SMC based on the need for aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms cause occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks, warranting a 30 percent disability rating for PTSD.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, erectile dysfunction, and coronary artery disease (CAD) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II. The appeal is based on presumed exposure to herbicides during service in Korea.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment, but a VA examination is needed to determine the combined effects of all his conditions.

The Board found that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction did not manifest during service and is not secondary to a service-connected disability.,Similarly, the Board determined that hypertension did not manifest during service and is also not secondary to a service-connected disability.

The Veteran seeks service connection for diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction, and glaucoma. The case is being remanded to obtain the Veteran's service personnel records, including documentation of any transfers or temporary duty records related to his claimed Vietnam service.

The Veteran's service connection claim for PTSD has been granted. The Board found that the Veteran meets the criteria for a diagnosis of PTSD related to his military service and established a causal nexus between current symptomatology and the claimed in-service stressors.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including residuals of CABG, diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction, and diabetic nephropathy, are sufficient to preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment. As a result, TDIU is granted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are denied as there is no evidence of a current disability, or that any diagnosed conditions began during his active service.,Service connection was not established for the Veteran's currently diagnosed thyroid disorder due to lack of in-service disease and failure to relate it to herbicide exposure.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is caused or aggravated by his service-connected coronary artery disease, including the necessary medication Metoprolol.