Erectile dysfunction — all decisions

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction, right and left lower extremity diabetic neuropathies (sciatic and femoral nerves), and hypertension, all as due to herbicide exposure on a facts-found basis.

The Board granted service connection for tonsilitis and a left shoulder disability, but denied service connection for residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI), right ankle, and left ankle disabilities. The claim for a higher rating for GERD was also denied.

The Board granted service connection for a psychiatric disability, diagnosed as major depressive disorder, and assigned an initial rating of 10 percent for bilateral hearing loss. Other claims were denied.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 10 percent for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) but remanded the claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction (ED).

The Board denied service connection for bilateral tinnitus, ED, OSA, visual impairment, left-hand disability, and acquired psychiatric disability. However, it granted service connection for a back condition (lumbosacral strain) and remanded claims for other disabilities including right hand, left elbow, right elbow, and right knee.

The Board granted service connection for pulmonary hypertension and erectile dysfunction as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hypertension, but denied service connection for lead poisoning and carbon monoxide poisoning. The Board also denied a compensable initial disability rating for hypertension and an increased initial disability rating for lumbosacral strain.

The Board denied increased ratings for various service-connected conditions, including prostate cancer, left lung residuals, tinnitus, hearing loss, erectile dysfunction, and abdominal scar. Service connection was granted for headaches secondary to tinnitus.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date of September 22, 2022, for service connection for erectile dysfunction and special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection for generalized anxiety disorder, migraine headaches, and special monthly compensation on account of loss of use of a creative organ.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for initial compensable ratings for erectile dysfunction, limitation of supination and pronation in both elbows.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including erectile dysfunction, PTSD, depression, frequent urination, intermetatarsal neuroma right foot, left knee condition, right knee condition, low back strain, shoulder strain, and tinnitus, due to a failure to provide necessary examinations.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction and low libido, finding that they were caused by the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability and the medication used to treat it.

All appeals for service connection and higher disability ratings were dismissed due to untimely Notices of Disagreement.

The Board denied service connection for a foot disability, heart disability, upper digestive disability, and erectile dysfunction as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active military service.

The Board remands the claim for a medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran's service-connected bilateral tibial stress fractures aggravated his non-service-connected erectile dysfunction.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) at the rate provided by 38 U.S.C. §1114(l), effective March 9, 2021.

The appeal for higher ratings and special monthly compensation was withdrawn by the Veteran before a decision was made.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction, finding it to be caused by the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus and hypertension.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates, as well as remanded several service connection claims.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeal for service connection for multiple conditions due to an untimely Notice of Disagreement.