Other conditions decisions — 2014

The Veteran is granted a 20 percent initial rating for postoperative residuals of medial meniscal tear of the right knee and a 30 percent rating for recurrent subluxation or lateral instability from November 10, 2010. He is also granted a staged rating under Diagnostic Code 5261 for limited extension of the right knee.

The Board finds that the reduction in monthly nonservice-connected pension benefits as of February 1, 2007 was proper due to additional income not previously reported to VA. The Veteran's compensation payments effective on February 1, 2007 were also a proper action given they represented a greater benefit.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for a respiratory disability, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between his in-service exposure and his current condition.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluation of tendonitis, right elbow and service connection for various conditions were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating or service connection for any of the claimed conditions.

The Board found that the appellant's enuresis preexisting condition did not increase in severity during his period of ACDUTRA and thus, he was not entitled to service connection for this disorder.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right leg disability is being remanded due to incomplete records and the need for further development, including obtaining treatment records from alternate sources.

The Board has received an instruction to withdraw the appeal on the claim of entitlement to service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tonsil cancer and its residuals are related to his service at Camp Lejeune, where he was exposed to contaminated water. The Board found a plausible connection between the contaminated water exposure and the development of the cancer.

The Board has determined that the effective date for the grant of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death is September 28, 2012.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's pre-existing CMT was aggravated by service, and therefore grants service connection for a bilateral foot disability including Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease (CMT).

The Board has determined that the Veteran's skin cancer, including actinic keratosis, basal cell carcinoma, and squamous cell carcinoma, is related to service exposure to sunburn during active duty.

The Board has granted the Veteran's request for waiver of overpayment of nonservice-connected pension benefits in the amount of $7,360. The decision finds that recovery would be against equity and good conscience due to the Veteran's age and disability.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for high cholesterol, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and various other conditions have been denied as there is no evidence of a current disability or link to service.

The Board has remanded the case for a new VA examination to determine if the Veteran's current bilateral eye disorder is related to his service, and for an opinion on whether it is at least as likely as not that any such condition had its onset during service or is otherwise causally related to any event or circumstance of his active service.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for a psychiatric disorder and erectile dysfunction due to pending development at the Agency of Original Jurisdiction (AOJ). The validity of the overpayment debt is also under review.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's erythrocytosis is not service-connected, as it is attributed to his non-service-connected chronic pulmonary disease.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for residuals of Hodgkin's lymphoma has been denied as there is no evidence of active disease or a treatment phase, and the residual disabilities do not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Veteran's service-connected status post liver laceration was not manifested by symptoms that warranted a higher disability rating, and the current 10 percent rating remains appropriate.

The Board denied the appellant's request for an extension of her delimiting date beyond December 18, 2010 for Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits due to lack of statutory or regulatory basis.

The VA examiner determined that the Veteran's non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is not related to his military service, specifically exposure to oil well fires or any other known causes.