The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is not manifested by internal or external deformity of the penis, and was first manifested following a prostatectomy. The claim for an initial compensable rating for erectile dysfunction is denied.,The effective date assigned for service connection of erectile dysfunction is July 29, 2013, as this is the date of the Veteran's radical prostatectomy. An earlier effective date is not warranted.,Special monthly compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s) was granted from June 10, 2013 to January 29, 2014 due to the Veteran’s service-connected disabilities and his total disability rating based on individual unemployability. The benefit is now discontinued as of January 29, 2014.,The Veteran's bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy and bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy are remanded for further evaluation.,The Veteran's hypertension is remanded for further evaluation.,Eligibility for a grant for specially adapted housing or a special home adaptation is also remanded.
The deciding factor:
- Claimed conditions
- Erectile Dysfunction, Bilateral Upper Extremity Peripheral Neuropathy, Bilateral Lower Extremity Peripheral Neuropathy, Hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19180268
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board denied a compensable rating for erectile dysfunction and a higher rating for left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy with muscle weakness, but granted an earlier effective date for the 60 percent disability rating for thrombosis, TIA or cerebral infarction with impairment of sphincter control and voiding dysfunction, and for service connection for pharynx and/or larynx and/or swallowing conditions residuals.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and hypertension, to include as secondary to left orchiectomy, for further development in accordance with the PACT Act.
- Partly granted
The Board granted readjudication of previously denied claims for service connection for PTSD and COPD, while remanding other issues including entitlement to service connection for an eye disorder, hypertension, tinnitus, a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, TDIU, and an initial rating for PTSD.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various disabilities and denied higher ratings for several service-connected conditions.
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