Erectile dysfunction Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, a higher rating for PTSD, and the reduction in rating for lumbosacral strain. The claims for service connection for GERD, erectile dysfunction, headaches, and higher ratings for bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy were remanded.

The Board grants service connection for various disabilities, including degenerative arthritis and degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, cervical arthritis and intervertebral disc syndrome, posterior neck scar, neurological impairments of all extremities, hypopharyngeal mucosa laceration with residual dysphagia and esophagus dysfunction, neurogenic bowel dysfunction, neurogenic bladder dysfunction, and erectile dysfunction, as secondary to service-connected spinal disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction (ED) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected pituitary mass, but denied increased ratings for chronic sinusitis, deviated nasal septum with rhinitis, chronic pharyngitis with a history of strep throat and rhinitis, pituitary mass with migraine headaches, hypertension, hypothyroidism, lumbosacral strain with intervertebral disc syndrome and degenerative disc disease, left lower extremity radiculopathy of the femoral nerve, and left lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction (ED) secondary to prostate cancer and an initial 70 percent rating for other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder.

The Board denied service connection for prostate cancer and erectile dysfunction, finding the evidence did not support a link to the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, left lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy, and erectile dysfunction. The CAD rating was increased to 60 percent effective February 23, 2021.

The Board granted an effective date of October 7, 2020, for the grant of service connection for multiple sclerosis with sleep apnea and related residuals.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and tinnitus due to a need for additional development of evidence.

The Board denied service connection for erectile dysfunction as there was no evidence of a current diagnosis or functional impairment of earning capacity.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and dismissed the appeal regarding an earlier effective date for a TDIU as moot.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD with panic attacks and denied a compensable rating for erectile dysfunction and service connection for hypogonadism.

The Board denied the claims for an earlier effective date for SMC, readjudication of a left knee strain claim, and service connection for a chronic left Achilles strain.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating or service connection for any of the conditions appealed.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for left long finger infection and erectile dysfunction.

The Board denied service connection for gout and erectile dysfunction, remanded claims for service connection for Hepatitis C, hypertension, liver cancer, diabetes mellitus, cirrhosis of the liver, lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis, headaches, memory loss, and the Veteran's cause of death, and referred claims for service connection for headaches, memory loss, and the Veteran's cause of death to the RO.

The Board granted an effective date of January 11, 2006 for the grant of service connection for high blood pressure (hypertension) and denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the 70 percent rating for bipolar disorder, TDIU, and SMC as well as service connection for a respiratory condition, headaches, lumbosacral strain, erectile dysfunction, and right and left hip condition.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded several claims, including those for back disability, left wrist disability, and others.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities for further development, including obtaining an addendum opinion regarding whether the erectile dysfunction is aggravated by service-connected PTSD.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for neck and back pain, as well as service connection for erectile dysfunction. The claims for TDIU and an increased rating for PTSD were remanded.