Erectile dysfunction Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is not etiologically associated with his service-connected thoracolumbar spine disability and thus denied the claim for a separate rating.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including chronic focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis with proteinuria, anemia, renal osteodystrophy associated with hypertension, coronary artery disease associated with hypertension, hypertension, erectile dysfunction associated with hypertension, preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's claim for a TDIU is being remanded due to the need for an examination addressing his functional impairment from service-connected disabilities and their impact on employment.

The Board has remanded the case to obtain clarification from a VA examiner regarding the Veteran's service connection claims for urinary tract infection, incontinence, and erectile dysfunction. The appeal is currently pending.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and earlier effective dates have been denied. The Board found no current evidence of residuals from a fragmentation wound to the right temple, and that his diabetes mellitus with related disabilities were granted based on secondary service connection. Special monthly compensation was also granted based on loss of use of a creative organ.

The Board has determined that the severance of service connection for type II diabetes mellitus and erectile dysfunction was not clearly and unmistakably erroneous, thus denying the request to restore these benefits.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for prostate cancer, urinary tract condition, colon cancer, and erectile dysfunction as due to herbicide exposure. The evidence did not support a finding of presumptive service connection based on herbicide exposure.

The Veteran seeks service connection for multiple disabilities, including autoimmune autonomic neuropathy (AAN), which he claims are related. The Board has determined that a new VA examination is needed to clarify his current diagnosis and all residuals or complications therefrom.

The Veteran's prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction are found to be related to his service, specifically herbicide exposure in Thailand. The claim is granted.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and Social Security Administration records. The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations of diabetic peripheral neuropathy, residuals of squamous cell carcinoma, left vocal cord, and erectile dysfunction are also being remanded.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's PTSD symptoms warranted a 100 percent disability rating effective October 20, 2009. The appeal is granted.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction is rated at 40 percent from November 22, 2010 to June 24, 2011 and at 60 percent thereafter. The Board finds that the evidence is in equipoise on whether management of diabetes required regulation of activities.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and VA treatment records. The appeal is not about service connection at all.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unemployable due to their severity.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal of the claims for a compensable rating for erectile dysfunction and service connection for a back disability, including as secondary to a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is being remanded for a comprehensive evaluation of the functional effects of his service-connected disabilities on employment.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development and adjudication of his claims, including the issues related to service connection for psychiatric disabilities, a back disability, erectile dysfunction, sleep apnea, cervical spine degenerative disc disease, and left upper extremity radiculopathy.

The Veteran's chronic lymphocytic leukemia is presumed to be associated with herbicide exposure. The squamous-cell carcinoma of the penis, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, kidney stones, and kidney cyst are not presumed to be related to service or herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn by the appellant, resulting in the dismissal of his case.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including scheduling a VA examination to assess the severity of the Veteran's diabetes and its complications. The TDIU claim is also being deferred pending resolution of the increased rating claim.